Does the Central African Republic have mandatory military service?

No conscription

No conscription

The Central African Republic is one of 123 countries classified “No conscription” for military conscription — 64% of the 192 with data. (Also searched as the draft, national service.)

Source

Taken from
Wikipedia: Conscription
Last checked
15 September 2026
How it was classified
Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.

Nearby countries

Chad
No conscription
Cameroon
No conscription
Republic of the Congo
No conscription
South Sudan
Active conscription
Democratic Republic of the Congo
No conscription
Sudan
Active conscription

Other laws in Central African Republic

Death Penalty
Fully abolished
Gun Laws
Highly restrictive / banned

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