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The first final judgment of the Special Criminal Court proposes a "model judgment" that will be a useful practical tool for future trials.

The Special Criminal Court (SCC)’s mandate was renewed on December 28 by the parliament of the Central African Republic for five years, despite its meagre results. Since its creation in 2015, this UN-backed hybrid court has conducted only one trial. What lessons can be drawn from that first trial and several recent arrests, while new cases are reportedly about to be ready?

The opening of the first trial at the Special Criminal Court (SCC) in the Central African Republic will take place on April 19, 2022. This is a landmark moment to advance justice for victims of serious crimes committed in the Central African Republic. The SCC is a new court based in Bangui, the nation’s capital, with a mix of national and international judges and staff. The court was established to investigate and prosecute serious international crimes committed since 2003.

On December 17, the Central African Republic’s Special Criminal Court (SCC) announced it will send its first case to trial. This is a significant moment in the difficult effort to see justice for heinous abuses committed in the most recent conflicts in the Central African Republic.

Powerful C.Africa armed group vows to quit rebel coalition 5 April 2021By AFP 1 min 52Approximate reading time The most powerful of the Central African Republic’s armed groups said in a statement Monday it will quit a rebel coalition aiming to unseat President Faustin Archange Touadera. The Unity for Peace in Central Africa (UPC), mainly active in the country’s east, “commits to withdraw from the Coalition of Patriots for Change” (CPC), the group’s head Ali Darassa wrote. The coalition is an alliance of some of the war-torn country’s most powerful armed groups, who joined to...