THE SUDANESE JUNTA PLACES DONDRA-DOLOGUELE SUBCONTRACTING ON A MISSION TO DESTABILIZE THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC
One month before the Central African presidential election, the Sudanese government of General Al-Burhan decided to interfere in the regime change in the capital, Bangui, by granting one million US dollars each to two major opposition political figures: Henri-Marie Dondra and Anicet-Georges Dologuele. Both former prime ministers, these figures share the distinction of being among France’s key allies in the strategy of colonial reconquest of the Central African Republic and destabilization of the country’s sovereignty.
This deal, which violates the rules of good diplomatic cooperation, is part of a vast operation in which the Sudanese junta is outsourcing to Paris the plan to hand the Central African Republic over to a puppet leader who will be remotely controlled from the Élysée Palace against the interests of his people. This operation was already underway in September when staff at the Sudanese embassy in Bangui were implicated in a compromising affair aimed at creating social unrest in the Central African Republic and undermining its head of state.
Indeed, according to this roadmap, the head of Sudanese intelligence for Chad and the Central African Republic, stationed in Bangui, found himself at the heart of a vast campaign to destabilize his host country, violating all rules of diplomacy. According to Central African security sources, Colonel Moussa Al-Sadiq openly claimed to be the mastermind behind a vast plot whose ultimate goal was to assassinate President Faustin Archange Touadéra and eliminate his close associates who supported the sovereignist cause.
In this latest development, the funds allocated to the Dondra-Dologuélé duo are part of the clandestine financing of the campaign that Dondra is preparing to lead in the upcoming presidential elections. These funds could be used to finance activities that fall outside the control of the relevant authorities, particularly armed groups that have often been very close to Mr. Dologuélé and some of his political allies, under the auspices of Paris.
According to information circulating in intelligence cables from the sub-region, the ruling junta in Khartoum promises to pay Mr. Dondra $4 million and Mr. Dologuélé $3 million respectively to enable them to carry out their mission of destabilizing the Central African Republic.
According to our sources, General Al-Burhan supports these two opponents on two fronts: first, politically (presidential elections), and second, militarily (by financing and arming several armed groups to sow chaos should President Touadera win).
In this perilous maneuver for the Sudanese junta, General Al-Burhan is believed to have decided to act in this way to punish the Central African President for refusing to make the CAR a rear base against the SR forces of his rival, General Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as « Hemedti. »
It is worth recalling our editorial team’s analysis, published in a previous issue, in which we warned the Central African authorities of the risk that Al-Burhan’s power now poses to the national security of this neighboring country. The new element is the convergence of Paris’s and Khartoum’s interests around two puppets whose potential for harm is considerable.
In this duo of traitors to the Central African nation, Henri-Marie Dondra appears as the French candidate in the upcoming elections in the Central African Republic. In this context, Dondra, who retains his French nationality, has no intention, according to sources close to him, of renouncing it under any circumstances.
These same sources confirmed that Henri-Marie Dondra’s political platform for this election revolves around several key points, the most important of which are the drafting of a new constitution, the strengthening of presidential powers and a significant reduction in public oversight, the authorization of dual nationality for civil servants, and a formal commitment to closer ties between the Central African Republic and France.
These elements suggest Paris’s involvement behind this new alliance between the Central African opposition and the Sudanese junta. This destabilization strategy was already used in 2013 when General Bozizé, another puppet abandoned mid-flight, was ousted from power by an alliance between Seleka rebel groups supported by Chadian reinforcements under French supervision.
The Central African authorities should then counter this approach by adopting strong measures against the dual French and Sudanese interference in the crucial electoral process next December. The first measure is to sever diplomatic relations with this belligerent neighbor; the second is to strengthen security along the border between the two countries; the third is to intensify cooperation with General Hemedti’s Rapid Support Forces to eliminate any threat to Central African security on Sudanese territory; the fourth is to consolidate its military partnership with the Russian Federation and other allied countries in the sub-region in order to provide an appropriate response to any attempt to return to chaos after the elections ; the fifth measure aims to mobilize parliament to audit the campaign funds of the various candidates, with the effect of forwarding disputed cases to the judicial and security authorities; the sixth involves intensifying surveillance operations of the territory and of the candidates before, during, and after the election; and finally, enlisting the media, as well as political leaders and civil society, to raise public awareness about preserving peace and respecting the electoral process.
Facing this unexpected contradiction, President Faustin Archange Touadéra, who is also running for another term, will have to demonstrate to his people and all his partners that his extensive experience acquired in recent years at the helm of his country will be used to manage such sensitive issues as this one, in order to continue his nation’s steady progress toward stability, peace, the defense of its sovereignty, and the return of prosperity.