In the Central African Republic, opponents of President Touadéra live under the threat of arrest. Since the contested adoption of the new Central African constitution, arrests have increased across the country.

The vote, which remains contested, took place under the watchful eye Russian paramilitaries from the Wagner group. Detained at the feared Roux camp, a large military camp run by Wagner's Russians and the Presidential and Republican Security Guard (GSPR), Dominique Yandocka is accused of "flagrant offense"