Bolanle Akanji
Moderator
France is making moves to send 1,000 troops to the increasingly chaotic Central African Republic under an expected UN backed mission.
The announcement was made by Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French defence minister, a day after a UN official warned of the possibility of a civil war in CAR.
"It's in collapse and we cannot have a country fall apart like that. There is the violence, massacres
and humanitarian chaos that follow a collapse,'' Le Drian told a European radio station.
"It will be a short mission to allow calm and stability to
return.'' He added.
The additional troop will be joining the already existing 420 French troop already in the volatile region.
The announcement was made by Jean-Yves Le Drian, the French defence minister, a day after a UN official warned of the possibility of a civil war in CAR.
"It's in collapse and we cannot have a country fall apart like that. There is the violence, massacres
and humanitarian chaos that follow a collapse,'' Le Drian told a European radio station.
"It will be a short mission to allow calm and stability to
return.'' He added.
The additional troop will be joining the already existing 420 French troop already in the volatile region.
