Russia’s expanding influence in Central African Republic (CAR), a former French colony, over the past months is not likely to stabilize the country, French Defense Minister Florence Parly told weekly Jeune Afrique.
Reuters: France – Russia not helping to stabilise Central African Republic
Protestors walk in front of Minusca base (peacekeeping mission) during a demonstration against the dismissal of the speaker of the National Assembly, Abdou Karim Meckassoua, on October 23, 2018 in Bangui. - On October 17, 2018 a petition demanding the dismissal of the President of the National Assembly had been signed by 95 deputies out of 140. Meckassoua, Muslim, is the deputy of the third district of Bangui, which includes PK5.
