The witness saw the victims of the fighting who included women and children at Bangui's Hopital Communautaire hospital. No information on victims taken to the city's other hospitals was immediately available.
Does France have official agreements with it's former colonies to intervene in such cases or does it thinks it owes them to be their protector(in a big brother kind of way)? In any case kudos to the French Army for their role in bringing stability to the region.
The French army in Centrafrique.
An anti Balaka fighter stands in the village of Ndjo Central African Republic on Nov. 5 2013. Many hundreds of people have sought shelter in the bush and as a result are facing enormous hardship in maintaining the health of their community. All of their health supplies were destroyed or looted in the attacks on their village in March and September 2013. Marcus Bleasdale /VII
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Militia fighters known as anti-balaka pose for a photograph in Mbakate village Central African Republic November 25 2013. The group say they are protecting their village from Seleka fighters. With the country slipping deeper into chaos former colonial power France plans to boost its force there to around 1000 troops to restore law and order until a much bigger African Union force fully deploys. The land-locked country has been gripped by violence since the mainly Muslim rebels many of them fighters from neighbouring Sudan and Chad seized power in the majority Christian country in March. Some 460000 people - around a tenth of the population - have fled the sectarian violence their takeover ignited. Picture taken November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Seleka fighters pose for a photograph as their commander General Yaya meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
A Seleka soldier stands guard as his commander General Yaya meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Seleka fighters stand guard as their commander General Yaya meets with Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Congolese peacekeepers from the Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) pose for a photograph as they stand covered in dust in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 24 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Congolese peacekeepers from the Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) listen to morning instructions from their commander at the FOMAC base in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers from Chad patrol in a modified pick-up truck in Bangui Central African Republic November 24 2013. *******/Joe Penney
Multinational Force of Central Africa (FOMAC) peacekeepers from Republic of Congo form a line during morning instructions at the FOMAC camp in Bossangoa Central African Republic November 25 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers conduct reconnaissance on the roof of the Mpoko airport in Bangui Central African Republic November 23 2013. With the country slipping deeper into chaos former colonial power France plans to boost its force there to around 1000 troops to restore law and order until a much bigger African Union force fully deploys. The land-locked country has been gripped by violence since the mainly Muslim rebels many of them fighters from neighbouring Sudan and Chad seized power in the majority Christian country in March. Some 460000 people - around a tenth of the population - have fled the sectarian violence their takeover ignited. Picture taken November 23 2013. *******/Joe Penney
A French soldier guards a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui Central African Republic November 23 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers inspect a taxi at a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui November 23 2013. World powers led by France are scrambling to contain a crisis that Paris and U.N. officials have warned could lead to genocide in Central African Republic which slipped into chaos after rebels ousted the president in March. *******/Joe Penney
A French soldier inspects a car at a checkpoint at the Mpoko airport in Bangui November 23 2013. World powers led by France are scrambling to contain a crisis that Paris and U.N. officials have warned could lead to genocide in Central African Republic which slipped into chaos after rebels ousted the president in March. *******/Joe Penney
A file photo taken on October 10 2013 shows French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic standing guard at a checkpoint near Bangui Airport. France's defence minister said on November 26 2013 that Paris would deploy about 1000 soldiers to Central African Republic for six months to support an African peacekeeping force. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO
French soldiers of the BOALI operation in Central African Republic keep a lookout at the Bangui airport on October 10 2013. The Central African Republic has been shaken by a recent increase in clashes between ex-rebels of the Muslim Seleka coalition that led the coup and local self-defense groups formed by rural Christian residents the religion of around 80 percent of the population. The poor but mineral-rich nation was plunged into chaos when a coalition of rebels and armed movements ousted longtime president Bozize and took the capital Bangui in March. AFP PHOTO / ISSOUF SANOGO
French soldiers patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers check on French nationals at the Institut Pasteur during a patrol in Bangui November 29 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers stand guard during a patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers stand guard during a patrol to check on the safety of French nationals in Bangui November 29 2013. *******/Joe Penney
A French soldier checks on the safety of a French nun during a patrol in Bangui November 29 2013. *******/Joe Penney
In this photo taken Tuesday Nov. 26 2013 fighters from a Christian militia movement known as the "anti-balaka" display their makeshift weaponry in the village of Boubou halfway between the towns of Bossangoa and Bouca in the Central African Republic. France's foreign minister has warned that its former colony in central Africa is "on the verge of genocide" as attacks mount across the country's remote northwest between the mostly Muslim fighters of the Seleka rebel coalition who ousted the president in March and "anti-balaka" Christian militias that have emerged to defend towns and in some cases attack Muslim civilian communities. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)
In this photo taken Monday Nov. 25 2013 fighters from the former Seleka rebel coalition display their weaponry in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)
In this photo taken Monday Nov. 25 2013 armed Muslim fighters from the former Seleka rebel coalition sit in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. F (AP Photo/Florence Richard)
In this photo taken Monday Nov. 25 2013 Ismael Hadjaro a self-proclaimed colonel in the Seleka rebel movement that overthrew the country's president earlier this year speaks to a reporter in the town of Bouca in the Central African Republic. (AP Photo/Florence Richard)
Soldiers stand guard as interim Central African Republic's President Michel Djotodia attends a ceremony in Bangui November 30 2013. *******/Joe Penney
French soldiers patrol in Bangui Central African Republic November 30 2013. *******/Joe Penney
A French soldier stands guard at the entrance of Bangui's airport on December 1 2013 in the Central African Republic as rebels began to withdraw from the capital (AFP Photo/Sia Kambou)
Seleka soldiers patrol in Bangui December 3 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Cameroonian soldiers escort French troops driving from Douala to Central African Republic on December 4 2013 (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour)
Seleka soldiers man a checkpoint in Boali some 80kms (50 miles) north of Bangui Central African Republic to let a World Food Program convoy through Wednesday Dec. 4 2013. To try to put an end to sectarian violence the UN security council is scheduled to pass a motion allowing French troops to deploy in the country in order to protect civilians and insure security by all necessary means. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Colonel Anuar Mustapha center briefs his Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali some 80kms (50 miles) north of Bangui Central African Republic to let a World Food Program convoy through Wednesday Dec. 4 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Captain Osman listens to Colonel Anuar Mustapha during a briefing of Seleka soldiers manning a checkpoint in Boali some 80kms (50 miles) North of Bangui Central African Republic Wednesday Dec. 4 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
French soldiers carry their packs at Bessengue railway station in Douala on December 3 2013 as French forces deployed in a bid to halt spiralling violence in the Central African Republic (AFP Photo/Fred Dufour)
French soldiers check munitions at Bessengue railway station in Douala on December 3 2013. A French Military ship carrying 350 troops combat vehicles and logistics equipment arrived in Cameroon on November 28 as French forces deployed in a bid to halt spiralling violence in the Central African Republic. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
French soldiers prepare their material at the Bessengue railway station in Douala on December 3 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED
French troops wait in Bessengue station in Douala Cameroon on December 3 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
French soldiers wait at Bessengue railway station in Douala on December 3 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
French soldiers stand in a train upon his arrival at Bessengue railway station in Douala on December 3 2013. AFP PHOTO / FRED DUFOUR
A French soldier patrols in Bangui Central African Republic December 4 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
French soldiers patrol in their armoured personnel carrier (APC) during fighting in Bangui Central African Republic December 5 2013. The French army deployed 250 troops to the capital of the Central African Republic the Defence Ministry said on Thursday after clashes broke out between former rebels and militias. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers drive along a road in Bangui December 5 2013. Heavy and small arms fire rang out in the capital of Central African Republic on Thursday the heaviest clashes in Bangui for months hours before a U.N. vote is due to authorise a French mission to restore order. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers race through Bangui Central African Republic Thursday Dec. 5 2013 as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt in the town. To try to put an end to sectarian violence the UN security council is scheduled to pass a motion allowing French troops to deploy in the country in order to protect civilians and insure security by all necessary means. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
A Chadian FOMAC peacekeeper inspects an anti-aircraft gun in Bangui Central African Republic December 4 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers drive a military vehicle during fighting in Bangui Central African Republic December 5 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
A Seleka soldier raises his fist while riding in a jeep during fighting in Bangui December 5 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers drive on a street during fighting in Bangui Central African Republic December 5 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers ride a motorcycle during fighting in Bangui Central African Republic December 5 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
Seleka soldiers raise their fists while riding in a pick-up truck during fighting in Bangui Central African Republic December 5 2013. *******/Emmanuel Braun
AP Photo/Jerome Dela
Seleka soldiers race through Bangui Central African Republic Thursday Dec. 5 2013 as gunfire and mortar rounds erupt in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
Soldiers patrol on December 5 2013 in a street of Bangui as shots rang out and blasts from heavy weapons rocked several districts of the Central African capital this morning amid communal tensions ahead of a UN vote authorising force to stop the country's descent into chaos. (SIA KAMBOU/AFP/***** Images)
c.pergielCurious. Being in the USA I have heard about the British Commonwealth since forever. I knew France had colonies all over the world after English it is supposedly the most widely spoken language in the world i.e. there are more places that speak French than any other language. That's why I picked French as the language to study in school. I suffered for years in that pursuit. However I did manage to learn a couple of words like "bonjour" and "adieu". Oops got off the track there. Anyway sounds like France has a similar "commonwealth" type organization. I wonder now though are there any former French colonies that have made it to first world status like Canada or Australia have done?
Besides them I can't think of any "First World" ex-French colony because of two reasons -
1)Their colonial empire mainly consisted of African teritories and small islands scattered around the globe.They kept a large portion of those island similar to the British but in a much wider sense and the African teritories have been in shambles since forever.
Examples of somewhat developed ex-French colonies would be Algeria(Secceded during the 1960s after the Algerian War of Independence) and Indochina(In other words VietnamCambodia and Laos) whose independence war eventually became the Vietnam War.
Reader I am2)Arabic influence and/or bad political/economic managment created a huge rift between the developed colonies and France proper.
c.pergielCurious. Being in the USA I have heard about the British Commonwealth since forever. I knew France had colonies all over the world after English it is supposedly the most widely spoken language in the world i.e. there are more places that speak French than any other language. That's why I picked French as the language to study in school. I suffered for years in that pursuit. However I did manage to learn a couple of words like "bonjour" and "adieu". Oops got off the track there. Anyway sounds like France has a similar "commonwealth" type organization. I wonder now though are there any former French colonies that have made it to first world status like Canada or Australia have done?
Ivory Coast circa 1960's. 1 of the economic African power-weights I believe. I'm quite amazed by the amount of French interventions over the decades. Are these missions more successful or just less likely to cause opposition ala US interventions?
Some greek media report French casualties in the CAR. Any info on this?
Why do so many African soldiers can't tie their shoes properly?
lightfireWhy do so many African soldiers can't tie their shoes properly?
Shoes? That's one of those white man things. We're Africans we don't need no steenking shoes.
flanker7Some greek media report French casualties in the CAR. Any info on this?
Don't know if those are 2 separate incidents
https://www.facebook.com/armeefrancaise/photos_stream
French troops in Bangui airport battle
Source (in French) http://lemamouth.blogspot.fr/2013/12...e-braquet.html
Laurens31
As expected 1200 soldiers are not enought at all.
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