Central African Republic: Overview of incidents affecting humanitarian workers (January - December 2023)

In December 2023, 14 incidents affected humanitarian personnel and assets in CAR. An increase of one incident compared to the previous month. The Ouaka and Haute-Kotto prefectures were the most affected with respectively 3 and 2 incidents reported. This month’s incidents included 4 cases of robbery, 3 cases of verbal threats, 2 cases of interference, 2 cases of detention followed by release, 2 cases of harassment and 1 case of physical assault.

Robberies in Ouham, Haute-Kotto and Vakaga, administrative impediments at certain legal barriers, and interference by some community leaders and beneficiaries testify to the difficult context in which humanitarian actors work in CAR.

At the same time, Civilians continue to be victims of armed tensions and violence in the Central African Republic