Central African Republic - October 2025

On 16 October the Bangui High Court revoked the nationality certificate of Anicet-Georges Dologuélé, a declared candidate in the forthcoming presidential election, rendering him stateless. The ruling followed a referral by the public prosecutor, who argued that Dologuélé had lost his Central African citizenship when he acquired his French citizenship in 1994 and that it was not restored to him when he renounced the latter in August 2025, because a presidential decree had not been issued. Dologuélé alleged the move was an attempt to disqualify him from the election and that the law was being inconsistently applied, stating he had used the same nationality certificate to run in previous presidential elections. Notwithstanding this development, the electoral authorities announced on 30 October they had provisionally approved Dologuélé’s candidacy. A ruling on both his candidacy and citizenship will later be made by the Constitutional Council.         

Sources: Radio France Internationale, Le Point, Jeune Afrique, Agence de Presse Africaine