adminYAOUNDE. — France has withdrawn its Sangaris forces from the Central African Republic, an official source said on Tuesday, reiterating an announcement made during the swearing in ceremony of the country’s President Faustin Archange Touadera on March 30 in Bangui.
Sangaris is the name given to the military operation deployed in December 2013 with an official objective of stopping violence that was going on in Central African Republic, and to disarm combatants of ex-Seleka rebels as well as their anti-Balaka rival militia.
“The progressive return of peace and stability as well as effective deployment of UN peacekeepers will allow gradual disengagement of French forces from operation Sangaris, as it was announced on March 30 by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian during the swearing in of Touadera,” the French Embassy in Yaounde said in a statement.
“With permission from Cameroonian authorities, materials and vehicles for operation Sangaris were transported by air between Bangui and the Douala air base in Cameroon’s commercial capital .” – Xinhua
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