Thousands Of Central Africans Praise Russian Aid In Repelling Rebels
Umer Jamshaid Published February 14, 2021 | 12:10 AM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 14th February, 2021) Thousands of people gathered on Saturday in the capital of the Central African Republic to thank Russia for helping troops repel militants from key cities, the Russian ambassador told Sputnik.
Vladimir Titorenko estimated the turnout at a rally in Bangui at some 3,000 people. He said the demonstrators, most of them students, carried Russian flags and banners hailing Russia and Rwanda.
The organizers of the demonstration handed the Russian diplomat a manifesto, in which they thanked Russia for "continued support of our security forces in their efforts to achieve a full liberation from terrorists, clearing our road to school.
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Russia sent an extra 300 instructors in December to help train Central African troops after rebels, who control two thirds of the country, marched on Bangui and other major cities.
The impoverished country has been mired in sectarian violence since a Muslim-majority coalition ousted President Francois Bozize in 2013. Fighting renewed after Muslim-backed President Faustin-Archange Touadera narrowly won a new term.
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