Military intervention by France, the country’s former colonial power, helped stabilise the situation, enabling the deployment of MINUSCA.<\/p>\n

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But peace today remains elusive, and powerful armed groups that arose during the conflict retain significant clout.<\/p>\n

A coalition of them tried to topple Touadera ahead of elections in December 2020, but were thwarted after Russia flew in hundreds of paramilitaries and Rwanda sent its own military contingent.<\/p>\n

The Kremlin describes the Russians as “unarmed instructors,” while the UN and France say they are Wagner personnel who have carried out repeated abuses.<\/p>\n

With the Russians’ help, the beleaguered CAR armed forces have regained control over the major cities.<\/p>\n

The rebels have been forced into the countryside, where they launch attacks on the security forces and civilian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

he Central African Republic (CAR) says it has launched an investigation into four French Foreign Legionnaires who are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in the strife-torn country, as the UN chief demanded their release.   The four were arrested on Monday, sparking accusations on social media that they had planned to “assassinate” President Faustin Archange Touadera — allegations that coincide with a row with France over Touadera’s use of Russian paramilitaries. The CAR public prosecutor late Tuesday said the soldiers — “of French, Italian, Romanian and Bulgarian nationality” — were arrested outside Bangui airport. They had been travelling in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":39446,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[545,562],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-39445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","category-yeswecantv-news"],"yoast_head":"\n