REFLEXIVE PEACE PRACTICE (RPP) TAFAKARI

The rating stays at critical because the week was dominated by political and economic stress rather than armed violence. Economically, the aftermath of the 1 October fuel-price rise (petrol 1,050 to 1,150 FCFA per litre, diesel 1,250 to 1,400) turned into a union, civil-society, and government stand-off, with a "ville morte" (city shutdown) called for 12 October. Politically, on 9–10 October the National Elections Authority (ANE) postponed the residual elections, citing the lack of budget, with no new date. And on the security level, the only armed-group item was local, namely the voluntary disarmament of ex-3R fighters in Koui (Ouham-Pendé), where local authorities report a gradual return of peace. No armed clash or civilian-casualty event was independently verified inside CAR in this window.