Japan-Central African Republic Relations (Basic Data)

December 2007

Basic Data

Diplomatic Relations:: 13 August, 1960 (Date of recognition of the State)
Japanese Nationals:: Number of Japanese nationals residing in the Central African Republic: 25 (as of Oct. 1998)
Trade with Japan (1998):: Exports: 79 million yen (timber, postal stamps, etc.); Imports: 646 million yen (automobiles, etc.)
Direct Investment from Japan (cumulative total fiscal 1951-1998):: None
Japan's Economic Cooperation:: List of Exchange of Notes; Loans: 600 million yen; Grants: 27,794 million yen; Technical cooperation: 2,096 million yen

VIP Visits

From Japan to the Central African Republic:

None

From the Central African Republic to Japan:

Year	Name
1990 Nov.	President of the Republic, KOLINGBA (Ceremony of the Enthronement of His Majesty the Emperor)
1991 Feb.	Minister of Public Works, NANA
1991 Apr.	Minister of Economy, BINGABA
1992 Feb.	Secretary of State of External Relations, YABORO
1992 Jul.	Minister of Public Works, NANA
1993 Oct.	Minister of Economy, BINGABA (TICAD) Minister of Finance, DOKUNA (TICAD)
1994 Jun.	Minister of Energy, MASSI
1995 Feb.	Minister of Agriculture, BADEKARA
1995 Sep.	Minister in Charge of Foreign Affairs, BEDAYA NGARO (Funeral of Mr. FUKUDA, ex-Prime Minister) Minister of Public Works, BEKETTE
1997 Nov.	Minister for Foreign Affairs, METE-YAPENDE
1998 Oct.	Minister for Foreign Affairs, METE-YAPENDE (TICAD II) Minister of Plan, BREMAIDOU (TICAD II)

Cultural Exchanges

Mar. 1985 Dispatch of Japanese Judo Mission

Cultural Grant (cumulative total fiscal 1975-2004)

120.0 million yen (Cultural Grant Aid)

Recent Trends

The government inability to pay salaries on time provoked mutinies and looting by army units in April, May, and November 1996. In early 1997, thanks to the President of Gabon, BONGO, and Mali's former military head-of-state, General TOURE, a new cease-fire agreement was accepted by the government, rebels, and all political parties. For supervising its implementation, a multinational francophone African peacekeeping force (MISAB) was sent there. In April 1998, MISAB was replaced by the UN peacekeeping mission (MINURCA) according to the resolution of the Security Council. In February 2000, MINURCA finished its mission in CAR, and a UN peace-building office (BONUCA) was established. Thanks to the presence of MISAB and MINURCA, the economy of the CAR has been recovering. In fact, since 1997, GDP growth of more than 5 % has been achieved and is expected for 1999. Japanese economic cooperation is focused on technical and grant cooperation in the fields of road construction, clean water supply, medical care, primary education, etc.
Others: From August 1995, Mr. EGUCHI, President of the KOKEN-KOGYO Company, assumed the post of Honorary Consul of the Central African Republic in Tokyo.

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