Merkel tries to quell row over German role in Africa


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  • Thursday, 30 Jan 2014

BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany is ready to send logistical support to Central African Republic but will not dispatch combat troops with a planned EU mission, Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday, trying to end a domestic row about Berlin's role.

A split in Merkel's grand coalition between conservative Defence Minister Ursula von der Leyen and Social Democrat (SPD) Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier about Germany's role in Africa has caused strains in the new government.

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