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France vows to give assault rifles and cash to Central African Republic

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https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/france-central-african-republic-car-weapons-assault-rifles-aid-jeanyves-le-drian-a8617031.html Paris will “soon deliver” 1,400 assault rifles to the Central African Republic, France’s foreign minister Jean-Yves Le Drian has announced. The weapons will be given to the government’s Central African Armed Forces, which were established after the country gained independence from France in 1960. Paris will also hand the republic €24.1m (£21.1m) in aid, Mr Le Drian said, which… Read more »

How the Central African Republic is trying to get back on its feet after years of instability

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https://www.independent.co.uk/learn-to-live/central-african-republic-country-profile-learn-to-live-war-child-a8586611.html   Beset with instability and sporadic violence since its independence from colonial occupier France in 1960, the Central African Republic was plunged into its most recent turmoil after a violent coup in 2013.   In March of that year, Seleka rebels pushed out President Francois Bozize, and in the ensuing conflict between the mainly Muslim Seleka group and the… Read more »