On May 11, 2018, the Federal Register published Presidential Notice of May 10, 2018 – Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Central African Republic, which continues for an additional year the national emergency first declared on May 12, 2014 by Executive Order (EO) 13667 to deal with the unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States constituted by the situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic— which has been marked by a breakdown of law and order, intersectarian tension, widespread violence and atrocities, and the pervasive, often forced recruitment and use of child soldiers—threatens the peace, security, or stability of the Central African Republic and neighboring states. The national emergency is being continued because situation in and in relation to the Central African Republic continues to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States.
