Rwanda deploys 700 more troops to CAR ahead of Presidential visit to Kigali
Rwandan peacekeepers at polling station in the Central African Republic when the country went to the polls to choose its president on December 27, 2020. PHOTO | NACER TALEL | ANADOLU via AFP
Rwanda on Tuesday sent 700 more soldiers to the Central African Republic (CAR) to secure the main supply route connecting the capital Bangui to the border with Cameroon.
The troops were deployed following a request by the United Nations to reinforce its peacekeeping mission in the restive country, according to a statement issued by Rwanda’s Ministry of Defence.
