REFLEXIVE PEACE PRACTICE (RPP) TAFAKARI

The rating stays at "Critical" because of three pressures, none of them a confirmed battle. Economic: on 1 October the government raised pump prices by 100 to 350 FCFA francs per litre, and on 3 October President Touadéra admitted that the state is struggling to pay civil-service salaries. Security: unconfirmed reports of fighters gathering about 50 km from Am-Dafock (Vakaga, on the Sudan border) led the army and its Russian partners to reinforce their posture, but no clash was reported. Political: the opposition platform BRDC asked for an inquiry into an AI-assisted, Russian-linked influence operation targeting opposition figures, adding to civic-space concerns. No armed clash or civilian-casualty event inside CAR was independently verified this week.