Armel Sayo

[4] After the 2003 coup, an armed group entered his house and attempted to assassinate Sayo, his mother, father, brothers.

[5] The Gendarmerie arrested Sayo on 28 February 2011 in Bangui during a trip accompanied by FOMAC soldiers under the accusation of arms dealing.

[6][7] Responding to the arrest, Patasse supporters held a demonstration in front of the gendarmerie headquarters on 12 March 2011 demanding Sayo's release.

On 1 November 2023, Sayo and Toussaint crossed the Central African Republic – Cameroon border in the Baiboon region and established RJ's first camp at the outskirts of Paoua.

[13] He also signed the Brazzaville Agreement on Cessation of Hostilities in the Central African Republic on 23 July 2014 as RJ's representative.

During his tenure as the minister of sports, he suspended the funding of Central African Athletes to compete in international tournaments due to financial constraints and the mixed results.

[16] He also signed agreement with NGO IPHD to provide assistance to Central African Basketball Federation in training technical coaches.

[22] His tenure as the minister was marked by controversies as the mayor of Berberati blamed him for illegally selling government properties in the town to the persons that close to Sayo.

[23] Sayo's inclusion into the government cabinet caused issues among the RJ high-ranking officers Raymond Belanga and Captain Fisher, as he no longer did daily interaction and transferred money to the group members.

[24] Sayo signed the Central African Republic peace accord at the Sant'Egidio headquarters in Rome on 19 June 2017 as RJ representative.

[30] As the high commissioner, he signed partnership agreement with France through its ambassador in Bangui to provide job employment to the youth on 19 March 2019.

[40] Cameroon arrested Sayo in Douala International Airport on 17 January 2025 when he wanted to board a flight to France.