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Posted on 06 November 2025

« The fuel sector has been deliberately restructured to benefit a small circle of politically connected actors. These actors have consolidated control over imports and distribution, profiting directly from opaque pricing and tax regimes. »

 

This report examines how fuel in the CAR has become a tool of war and a source of illicit wealth. Based on field interviews, trade data and confidential testimonies, the report exposes how a cartel-like structure, comprising complicit state officials, a monopolistic importer, and security services, has taken hold of fuel imports and distribution, generating between US$17.5 and US$30 million in excess revenues in 2024 alone.