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Uprising yesterday, Wednesday 23 June, at the UN against the Russian allies of the Central African forces in the Security Council. Almost unanimously, diplomats criticized the Russian paramilitaries, the place they occupied in the conflict and the day-to-day management of the country. Earlier, they had been informed by the UN envoy to the Central African Republic and the head of Minusca, Mankeur Ndiaye, while Bangui had promised to put an end to the obstacles suffered by Minusca.
as reported from New York, Carrie Nooten
Russian diplomats have struggled to keep their usual line, those who refuse to acknowledge any connection to the paramilitaries of the Central African Republic, while hundreds of abuses against civilians, Minusca personnel and peacekeepers have been described in the report. The French and American warnings were public: the French ambassador clearly asked who the Russian fighters from the Wagner company responded to.
Embarrassed Russian diplomats
His US counterpart claimed that they “act directly as an extension of the Russian Ministry of Defense”. On the outskirts of the meeting, embarrassed Russian diplomats received the head of Minusca, as well as his deputy, Louise Brown, who had been targeted by militia members at the Chadian border in late May.
The Angolan head of state, Lourenço, also the current president of the International Great Lakes Conference, came especially for the meeting in New York. Angola is increasingly positioning itself as a mediator in Central Africa’s cause and is recognized for having managed its own “Russian advisers” over the years.
Respect for Minuska’s strengths
Angolan diplomats have even advised President Touadéra to make concessions to the large space granted to the paramilitaries of the Central African Republic – those who handle customs revenue or control the roads – a necessary gesture if he wanted to get closer to France. .
Meanwhile, the head of the blue helmets, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, who represented the UN at a security forum in Moscow on Wednesday, discussed the Central African case at a bilateral meeting. And demanded full respect for Minuska’s forces in the Central African Republic.
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