Central African Republic crisis: Minusca new peace mission

15 September 2014 BBC Africa

The UN is formally taking over peacekeeping operations in the Central African Republic (CAR), where about 25% of the population has fled their homes.

The new force will largely comprise 6,200 African troops already there. There are also 2,000 French troops, who will not be part of the UN force, but human rights groups say a bigger force is urgently needed to end the violence.

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