The Central African Republic (a landlocked nation in sub-Saharan Africa, long beset by armed conflict and instability) is facing a severe humanitarian emergency that is receiving little global attention, with 2.3 million people — roughly 35% of the population — living in extreme vulnerability. Ongoing conflicts, epidemics, and climate shocks continue to drive needs beyond what aid can address, while the war in Sudan has pushed an additional 35,000 refugees into the country, straining scarce resources particularly in the remote Vakaga Prefecture. The crisis has been compounded by funding shortfalls that have forced the closure of more than 120 humanitarian bases since 2025, and aid organisations warn that without urgent, sustained international support, the situation risks deepening and destabilising the wider region.