U.N. troops likely needed to save Central African Republic - EU aid chief


  • World
  • Saturday, 18 Jan 2014

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Central African Republic could still be saved from becoming another failed state like Somalia, but it probably will require the deployment of a strong United Nations peacekeeping operation, European aid chief Kristalina Georgieva said on Friday.

Waves of attacks by Muslim and Christian militias have killed hundreds, if not thousands, in Central African Republic since rebels seized power in March 2012. A U.N. official warned on Thursday of the risk of a genocide.

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