Central African Republic: The UN is considering a gradual drawdown of its forces

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Central African Republic: The UN is considering a gradual drawdown of its forces  The UN Security Council is set to decide on the renewal of MINUSCA’s mandate, which expires this weekend.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/11/12/central-african-republic-the-un-is-considering-a-gradual-drawdown-of-its-forces  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00The fate of the UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic is being decided this Thursday

00:04in New York. The UN Security Council must decide on renewing MINUSCA's mandate, which expires this

00:10weekend. On the table, a gradual drawdown of the peacekeeping mission. Deployed in 2014 in the

00:18midst of civil war, MINUSCA has already begun scaling back its presence. Between January and

00:24June, it closed or handed over 21 of its bases. It still has nearly 10,000 troops and 2,000

00:32police officers. The situation on the ground has improved, but several armed groups remain

00:37active, particularly in the border areas with Chad, Sudan and the DRC. In the southeast,

00:44attacks attributed to remnants of the Lord's Resistance Army are said to have killed four

00:48people between June and September. Around 68 civilians, including 40 children, are reported

00:55to have been abducted. The Central African President is calling for a gradual withdrawal.

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