Congo troops may be sent home from Central African Republic - U.N.


  • World
  • Wednesday, 07 Jun 2017

DAKAR (Reuters) - The military commander of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Central African Republic (CAR) wants hundreds of troops from the Congo Republic accused of sexual abuse sent home if discipline does not improve, a memo seen by Reuters showed on Wednesday.

The U.N.'s 13,000-strong mission in CAR is seeking to contain violence in a multi-year conflict driven by ethnic and religious grievances and vying over vast diamond resources.

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