The EU has drawn up plans to send 800 to 1,000 soldiers to Central African Republic to join 6,000 African and 2,000 French troops, who have struggled to stop the fighting that started when the mostly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power a year ago in the majority Christian state.Seriously. Can Africans solve their own problems? The increased non-African presence in CAR (and elsewhere) suggests the answer is "no".
Failure to launch the mission would be an embarrassment for the European Union, which has been trying to burnish its credentials as a security organization, and a setback for France, which has called for more European support for its efforts in Central African Republic.
(17 years of informed commentary)
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
Can Africans Solve Their Own Problems?
Serious question.
