UN to Authorize New CAR Peacekeeping Force

The United Nations Security Council is expected to adopt a resolution Thursday authorizing a new, expanded peacekeeping force for the Central African Republic. According to a draft seen by VOA, the measure calls for 10,000 soldiers and 1,800 police, who would take over from an African force currently operating in the C.A.R. Six thousand African troops and 2,000 French troops have been unable to contain sectarian violence that has killed thousands of people. The resolution said the U.N....

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