Civil War in Central African Republic

Abstract

The political instability of the Central African Republic (CAR) dates back to the years of independence. This status quo has provoked marginalization of specific ethnic groups in the country by different leaders of state institutions. Located in the center of Africa, the CAR enjoys a strategic position, and is endowed with natural resources coveted by the West, but particularly by France, its former colonizer. Various sub-regional forces are set up in CAR for the purpose of stabilizing the country for lasting peace. MINUSCA replaced troops deployed by the African Union, to include MISCA, with UN forces after their failure to stabilize the country in September 2014. Despite the presence of UN forces, armed groups continue to sow the terror among the population. This inter-religious conflict between Muslims and Christians has nearly divided the country in two. This paper concludes that a solution is only likely if the various actors mentioned herein are involved in the peace process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2018
Accession Number
AD1084448

Entities

People

  • Junior F. Nkonta Mokono

Organizations

  • United States Army Command and General Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Governments
  • Human Rights
  • International Organizations
  • Law
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Operations
  • New York
  • Political Systems
  • Republic
  • Terrorists
  • United States
  • Violence
  • War

Fields of Study

  • History

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution