EDITORIAL: Bring troublemaker Bozizé to book
The AU must adopt a more aggressive posture to individuals accused of violent and bloody insurrections
15 January 2021 - 05:10
It is with fear and loathing that many Africans greeted developments in the Central African Republic (CAR) this week. In scenes that hark back to SA’s own diabolical misadventure in the country eight years ago, rebels marched on the capital Bangui intent on overthrowing the recently re-elected government of President Faustin Archange Touadera.
This time though, it was not elite SA troops holding the line, rather a combination of Faca (the Central African Army), the Rwandan-backed UN Peacekeeping force and Russian mercenaries. ..
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