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Spotlight | Central African Republic
Sangaris: too-rapid withdrawal poses risks

French defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian’s announcement earlier this month that the French Sangaris force would gradually withdraw from Central African Republic (CAR) is an indication of the budgetary pressures on French external operations, or ‘OPEX’ particularly in Africa. From [...]

Published on 17/12/2014 at 23:01 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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