France vows to disarm CAR militias

French soldiers are to start taking weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic from Monday, by force if necessary, the defence minister says.

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Habari Zinazoendana

11 years ago

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VIDEO: France begins to disarm CAR militias

French soldiers have started to remove weapons from fighters in the Central African Republic (CAR).

 

11 years ago

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Troops try to disarm militia in CAR

French and African peacekeepers seize weapons from militia in the capital of the Central African Republic as they try to end sectarian strife.

 

11 years ago

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VIDEO: Efforts to disarm CAR militia forces

Peacekeepers in the Central African Republic are struggling to disarm militias, the BBC's Kassim Kayira discovers after a recent trip to the country.

 

11 years ago

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CAR's militias face identity crisis

CAR militias try to clean up their image after atrocity blame

 

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CAR militias to free child soldiers

Armed groups in the CAR agree to free all the children working for them and end the recruitment of child soldiers, the UN says.

 

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TheCitizen

15 Nov

France names first attacker, vows to destroy Islamic State

Police questioned on Sunday the relatives of one of the suicide attackers who brought carnage to Paris on Friday, with France denouncing the strikes as an act of war and vowing to destroy the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq.

 

11 years ago

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France 'underestimated' CAR hatred

France underestimated the hatred between Christian and Muslims in the Central African Republic, its ambassador to the United Nations says.

 

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TheCitizen

17 Feb

France warns CAR crisis could be much longer

>France’s defence minister warned on Saturday that ending sectarian strife in the Central African Republic could take longer than expected as peacekeepers went door-to-door in the capital Bangui seizing weapons from militia.

 

10 years ago

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France investigates CAR abuse claim

A Paris prosecutor confirms an investigation is under way into claims French soldiers in the Central African Republic sexually abused children.

 

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