C. Africa Pro-government Forces Retake Strategic Town: Spokesman

C. Africa pro-government forces retake strategic town: spokesman

Pro-government forces in the Central African Republic have retaken a strategic town northwest of the capital Bangui that had been partially held by rebels since December 27, a government spokesman said Tuesday

Bangui, Central African Republic, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 9th Feb, 2021 ) :Pro-government forces in the Central African Republic have retaken a strategic town northwest of the capital Bangui that had been partially held by rebels since December 27, a government spokesman said Tuesday.

"The town of Bouar has been retaken by Central African armed forces and their allies," Ange-Maxime Kazagui told AFP.

The government typically refers to Rwandan soldiers and Russian paramilitaries deployed to the country as allied forces.