Portuguese-Central African Relations

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The Portuguese-Central African relations describe the intergovernmental relationship between Portugal and the Central African Republic . The states have had direct diplomatic relations since 1977.

Relationships are unencumbered, but have not been intense for a long time. The most important reference point today is the Portuguese military presence in EU and UN peace missions in the country, some of which are under the leadership of Portugal.

In 2017, 9 Central African citizens were registered in Portugal, in 2008 10 Portuguese were registered as consular in the Central African Republic.

history

Even if the Portuguese were the first Europeans to settle in Africa from the 15th century, the Portuguese explorers did not penetrate into what is now the Central African Republic.

Only after the end of the colonial Estado Novo regime in Portugal with the Carnation Revolution in 1974 did the Central African Republic, which became independent from France in 1960, come closer to the now democratic Portugal. On February 15, 1977, they established direct diplomatic relations.

Exercise in Santarém 2018: Portuguese parachutists are stationed in Bambari , Central Africa

On March 13, 1980 doppelakkreditierte is António Baptista Martins , Portuguese chief diplomat in Kinshasa , the first Ambassador of Portugal in the Central African Republic.

After the Darfur conflict threatened to spill over to the Central African Republic and the country became increasingly unstable internally, the UN peace mission MINURCAT began in 2007 , which was under Portuguese leadership until the end of 2010. Also within the framework of the European missions EUFOR Tchad / RCA (2008/2009), EUFOR RCA (2014/2015), EUMAM RCA (2015/2016) and the training mission EUTM RCA (since 2016), which has been under Portuguese command since January 2018, had a Portuguese military in the country. In addition, Portuguese units have been in the country since 2014 as part of the MINUSCA -UN mission, particularly in Bambari .

On October 20, 2018, Portuguese paratroopers from Bambari successfully rescued three international security forces who had been taken hostage by FPRC rebels on October 19 near Bria .

diplomacy

The Embassy of the Central African Republic in Paris; she is also responsible for Portugal

Portugal does not have its own embassy in the Central African Republic, the country belongs to the administrative district of the Portuguese embassy in the Congolese capital Kinshasa . There is a Portuguese honorary consulate in the Central African capital Bangui .

The Central African Republic also does not have its own embassy in Portugal; the Central African representation in Paris is responsible . The Central African Republic does not have consulates in Portugal.

economy

The Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP does not have a branch in the Central African Republic, the AICEP contact point at the Portuguese embassy in the Nigerian capital Abuja is responsible.

In 2016, Portugal exported goods worth EUR 0.332 million to the Central African Republic ( 2015 : 0.060 million; 2014 : 0.066 million; 2013 : 0.043 million; 2012 : 0.132 million), 50.5% of which were machines and Devices, 44.6% metal goods and 3.9% optical and precision devices.

During the same period, the Central African Republic delivered goods worth EUR 2.720 million to Portugal ( 2015 : 1.573 million; 2014 : 0.351 million; 2013 : 0.610 million; 2012 : 0.912 million), excluding wood.

This placed the Central African Republic in 190th place as a buyer and 123rd as a supplier for Portuguese foreign trade, while Portugal was in 17th place as a buyer and in 65th place as a supplier for Central African foreign trade.

Web links

Commons : Portuguese-Central African Relations  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Overview of diplomatic relations with the Central African Republic at the Diplomatic Institute in the Portuguese Foreign Ministry , accessed on April 13, 2019
  2. ↑ Official Portuguese Aliens Statistics by District , Portuguese Aliens and Borders Authority SEF, accessed on April 13, 2019
  3. ↑ Website on Portuguese-Central African migration (Table A.3) at the Portuguese Scientific Observatório da Emigração , accessed on April 13, 2019
  4. ↑ Website for the EU - EUTM RCA (European Union Training Mission - República Centro-Africana RCA) at the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, accessed on April 13, 2019
  5. ↑ Paraquedistas portugueses participam em operação de libertação de reféns na República Centro-Africana - "Portuguese paratroopers are part of the hostage rescue operation in the Central African Republic" , press release of October 22, 2018 by the General Staff of the Portuguese Armed Forces, accessed on April 13, 2019
  6. ↑ Entry on the Central African Republic in the portal of the Portuguese communities abroad , Portuguese Foreign Ministry, accessed on April 13, 2019
  7. ↑ a b c Profile of the economic relations between Portugal and the Central African Republic , PDF access from the Portuguese Chamber of Commerce AICEP, accessed on April 13, 2019