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Last Group of French Troops Leave Central African Republic

France dispatched up to 1,600 troops to help stabilise the Central African Republic (CAR) after a coup in 2013 unleashed a civil war along sectarian lines. The operation, named Sangaris, was France's seventh military intervention in CAR since its independence in 1960.

The last group of French troops left the country on Decemver 15, 2022 following a cooling in relations caused by closer ties between Bangui and Moscow. CAR enlisted the services of the Russian Wagner militia, which Paris accuses of abuses against civilians and "predation" of resources.

CAR ranks among the poorest and most unstable countries in the world. Swathes of territory lie in the hands of rebel groups that trace their roots to the 2013 conflict.

Relations between France and Mali plummeted after the military seized power in Bamako in August 2020 and eventually brought in the Russian  Wagner militia.

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© 2016 Edouard Dropsy pour Human Rights Watch

Rebels in CAR (file photo).

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