The executive, legislative, and judicial branches, the independent constitutional institutions, and the territorial collectivities, as defined by the Constitution of 30 August 2023.
The executive branch comprises the President of the Republic and the Government (art. 64).
Head of State. He represents the Nation and is the symbol of national unity. He ensures respect for the Constitution, sets the broad orientations of national policy, and is Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces.
Second-ranking figure of the State. Appointed by the President of the Republic, who may delegate certain powers. He deputizes for the President when the latter is outside national territory and serves as interim President in the event of a vacancy.
Appointed by the President of the Republic. He determines and conducts national policy, whose broad orientations are set by the President, has authority over the Administration, and ensures the execution of laws. Accountable to the President of the Republic and to the National Assembly.
The Government comprises the Prime Minister and the Ministers, appointed by the President of the Republic on the Prime Minister’s proposal. Each Minister is responsible for their department and implements the Government’s programme under the Prime Minister’s direction and coordination.
The ministerial composition is not fixed by the Constitution: it results from the appointment decree in force.
To be filled in from the most recent appointment decree.
Parliament consists of a single chamber known as the National Assembly (art. 97).
The single chamber of Parliament. It votes laws, levies taxes, and oversees Government action. It alone is empowered to authorize a declaration of war (art. 112) and settles the Nation’s accounts, assisted by the Court of Auditors.
Elected within eight days of the Assembly’s installation. The President of the National Assembly is elected for the duration of the legislature; other Bureau members serve three (3) years and six (6) months, renewable.
| 1st Vice-President | Hon. MAPENZI Jean Symphorien |
| 2nd Vice-President | Hon. HEYE ISSAKA Loïck |
| 3rd Vice-President | Hon. NDENGUILO née NAZAMA Prisca Josiane |
| 4th Vice-President | Hon. NGANATOUA Guy Samuel |
| 1st Quaestor | Hon. BONDJO Maxime |
| 2nd Quaestor | Hon. GALLOT Eric Christ |
| 3rd Quaestor | Hon. KOLOU TEFAL |
| 1st Parliamentary Secretary | Hon. BAZZAMBO NGBONGO Maurice Armand |
| 2nd Parliamentary Secretary | Hon. TIYANGOU Dorothée |
| 3rd Parliamentary Secretary | Hon. SOULEMAN BI ASSAN |
| 1st Member | Hon. Max Sylvain BALENDA |
| 2nd Member | Hon. BANDEKO Virginie |
| 3rd Member | Hon. MOLOUT ASSAFI Thierry Aubin |
| 4th Member | DOBIA Omer Alban |
The judiciary is a branch independent of the legislative and executive branches (art. 124). Justice is administered by the Court of Cassation, the Council of State, the Court of Auditors, the Tribunal of Conflicts, and the Courts and Tribunals.
The State’s highest court of the judicial order. Its decisions are not subject to appeal. It gives its opinion on any judicial question submitted by the President of the Republic or the President of the National Assembly.
The State’s highest court of the administrative order. Its decisions are not subject to appeal. It gives its opinion on bills, legislative proposals, and draft decrees submitted to it.
The court competent to audit the accounts of public accountants, territorial collectivities, and public enterprises and establishments. Its decisions may be referred on cassation to the Council of State.
A non-permanent, equally composed court charged with resolving jurisdictional conflicts between courts of the judicial order and those of the administrative order. Its decisions carry the authority of res judicata.
Chaired by the President of the Republic, guarantor of judicial independence. Together with the Consultative Commission of the Council of State and the Conference of Presidents and the Prosecutor General of the Court of Auditors, it oversees judicial career management and the independence of the judiciary.
Role held ex officio by the Head of State (art. 126).
Oversight, regulatory, and advisory bodies established directly by the Constitution.
The highest court in constitutional matters and the regulatory body for the functioning of institutions. It rules on the constitutionality of laws, treaties, and agreements, on jurisdictional conflicts between institutions, between the State and the regions, and among regions, and proclaims election results.
A non-permanent court competent to try the President of the Republic for high treason, as well as Ministers and Deputies liable to prosecution for high treason. Its decisions are not subject to appeal.
An advisory assembly on economic, social, cultural, and environmental matters. It must be consulted on any plan or programme bill of an economic, social, cultural, or environmental nature. It ensures harmonious and balanced development across all regions of the Republic.
Its members hold the title of Counsellor.
Independent of any public authority, political party, association, or pressure group. Tasked with ensuring the exercise of freedom of expression and equal access to media for all. Vested with regulatory and decision-making powers.
A permanent, independent, and autonomous body competent for general consultations and elections. It publishes provisional results; final proclamation rests with the Constitutional Council.
An institution independent of any political power. It ensures equitable representation of all regions in public and para-public institutions, proscribes family, clan, patrimonial, and partisan management of public affairs, and protects the rights of minorities, indigenous peoples, and persons living with disabilities. It ensures transparency in the exploitation of natural resources.
The Central African Republic is organized into territorial collectivities on the basis of the principle of decentralization (art. 175).
The territorial collectivities of the Central African Republic are the communes and the regions. They administer themselves freely through elected bodies and hold regulatory power for the exercise of their competences. In each collectivity, the State’s representative is responsible for national interests, administrative oversight, and compliance with the law.
Article 3 of the Constitution establishes the seven (7) regions: Plateaux, Équateur, Yadé, Kagas, Fertit, Haut-Oubangui, and Bas-Oubangui. Bangui is the capital and holds the status of the Bas-Oubangui region.
See the 7 regions and their governors → · The 20 prefectures and their prefects →
Governors, prefects, and sub-prefects appointed by decree are listed on the Regions, Prefectures, and Sub-prefectures pages.
Represents the Traditional Chieftaincy and brings together all Sultans and Traditional Chiefs of the Central African Republic. It is tasked notably with promoting customs and traditions, advancing ideals of peace, development, and social cohesion, and the non-judicial settlement of conflicts within villages and between communities.
This page describes the constitutional architecture. It constitutes neither an official document nor an enforceable source: for any legal use, refer to the text published in the Journal Officiel of the Central African Republic.