Tunisia has sent 125 military forces to join UN peace keeping efforts in Central African Republic (CAR), a country dogged by violence. President Kais Saied green-lighted the Tunisian mission made of troops from the military aviation. They will be in the country for one year and could stay for another year, if their mandate is renewed. The central African country has recently witnessed renewed violence with the birth of a new rebel coalition against incumbent President Faustin-Archange Touadera. Russia, a backer of the African leader, has sent additional 300 military instructors to the country to help curb the violence.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 24, 2020 14:03 UTC