Voting starts in Central African Republic presidential election

By Reuters - 27 December 2020

A campaign billboard of Central African Republic President Faustin Archange Touadera is seen the streets ahead of the upcoming elections in Bangui, Central African Republic December 26, 2020.
Image: REUTERS/Antonie Rolland

Polls opened on Sunday for Central African Republic's presidential and legislative elections being held under a cloud of threats and violence from armed rebel groups.

In just under an hour, presidential elections will open in Central African Republic, a move which was okayed by the constitutional court, despite on going fighting between rebels and the government. C.A.R has gold & uranium deposits despite being very poor
— Radical Entrepreneur (@IkoteBrian) December 27, 2020

Russians appear to sending reinforcements to the Central African Republic days before the presidential elections https://t.co/yj9T77SDpS
— Nicolas Haque (@nicolashaque) December 25, 2020

The @UN is redeploying #peacekeepers from #SouthSudan to the Central African Republic (CAR) to help maintain stability in the latter ahead of Sunday's legislative and presidential elections, said a spokesman.https://t.co/Uw4QxBW2Da
— The Newsmen (@the_newsmen) December 25, 2020