01Manifesto

The Central African Republic is not seeking visitors.
It is seeking actors.

Five principles frame the programme's economic opening — the selection of actors, the format of meetings, the mechanics of follow-ups.

Full-width editorial image — official ceremony / sovereign landscape

02The country

A country at the centre, a moment that is shifting.

The Central African Republic is a pivotal country in Central Africa. A vast, young land, rich in strategic resources, emerging from a period of institutional reconstruction and entering a multi-year cycle of structured development.

Country benchmarks

Indicators · provisional

~5.5 M

Inhabitants · median age 18

623,000 km²

Territory · comparable in size to France

Borders · geographic centre of Africa

10+

Strategic resources identified

~75%

Arable land underexploited

NDP 2024–28

National plan under execution

Synthetic indicators — institutional sources consolidated with the Central African counterpart. Figures updated at each annual cycle of the programme.

03The moment

Why now.

Three conditions are today met for economic opening to take place on controlled terms. It is this convergence that drives the cycle of RCA-Connect programmes.

Institutional stabilisation

A security framework reinforced since 2023, a clear presidential roadmap, institutions operational on priority projects. The environment now allows the commitment of long investment cycles.

Operational NDP framework

The 2024–2028 National Development Plan sets the eight priority verticals (energy, agriculture, health, mining, digital, water, infrastructure, finance) and the partnership framework. Arbitrations have been made.

Demographic window

A population with a median age of 18, ongoing urbanisation, training to be structured. The country needs serious economic actors to translate this demography into qualified growth.

02The five pillars of the manifesto

A clear doctrine for a disciplined opening.

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Open with method

Opening is not a celebration. It's a protocol. An agenda. A reading.

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Prioritise useful sectors

Energy, agriculture, health, mining. Use value before communication.

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Work with the right partners

Selectivity, alignment, execution. The cohort is intentionally limited.

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Qualify before committing

The seriousness of a mission is measured by what it refuses to include.

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Build concrete follow-ups

A meeting is worth what it triggers.

05The vision

The Central African Republic aims for a linking role in Central Africa.

Horizon

2040

Building an institutional positioning on a generational horizon.

Beyond the 2026 cycle, the RCA-Connect programme is part of a multi-year trajectory: positioning the Central African Republic as a serious investment hub at the intersection of five major corridors. Not a slogan — a patient, qualified construction.

Four strategic directions

CEMAC regional hub

Geographic position at the centre of the sub-region, Douala–Bangui and Pointe-Noire–Bangui corridors. The CAR is a node for the circulation of goods, financing and projects.

Local resource transformation

Move beyond raw extraction. Gold, diamond, timber, manganese, lithium: added value is captured on the ground, through refining, cutting, certification, training.

Digital sovereignty

Fibre backbone, sovereign identity, public IT systems, sovereign data centre. The fundamental building blocks of a digital economy command all other sectors.

Diversified economy

Beyond raw materials: agro-industry, health, infrastructure, finance. Diversification structures a less volatile, more inclusive growth.

Official motto

Unity · Dignity · Work

Adopted in 1958 with the national flag, inscribed at the heart of the State coat of arms.

The Central African Republic is not seeking visitors.It is seeking actors.