French end military role

Bangui - France formally ended its 25-year-old military role in the Central African Republic yesterday with a farewell ceremony…

Bangui - France formally ended its 25-year-old military role in the Central African Republic yesterday with a farewell ceremony in the capital.

Fifteen French soldiers stayed on to ensure a smooth takeover of responsibility for logistics by a UN peacekeeping force in the former French colony.

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