UN condemns killing of Kenyan peacekeeper in Central African Republic

A Minusca soldier patrols in an area 12 kilometres from downtown Bangui, on January 13, 2021, where rebels had launched two attacks but were repelled.

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The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on Sunday condemned an attack on UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR) that left a Kenyan peacekeeper dead on March 29.

Florence Marchal, spokesperson for the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in the Central African Republic (Minusca), said the soldier was killed during a patrol near the village of Tabane in the southeastern region.