Thursday, August 23rd., 2018Russia, Central Africa Sign New Military Cooperation Agreement

Thursday, August 23rd., 2018

Russia, Central Africa Sign New Military Cooperation Agreement

Russia’s burgeoning influence in sub-Saharan Africa is a part of a broader picture, as its clout has grown immensely in the Middle East and North Africa..

• Aug 23, 2018 2:00 AM
• by Tyler Durden

  Thu, 08/23/2018 - 02:00
  Authored by Alex Gorka via The Strategic Culture Foundation,
  Russia and the Central African Republic (CAR) signed a military cooperation agreement on August 21. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoygu and his CAR counterpart Marie-Noelle Koyara met on the sidelines of the Army 2018 defense expo outside of Moscow to finalize that agreement. According to the Russian defense chief, Central Africa “is a promising partner on the African continent." The document covers arms shipments and personnel training. Central African officers will undergo training courses at Russian military academies and colleges. This year, Russia has already sent light arms, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft guns for two battalions. It has 175 military and civilian instructors deployed in that country to train the personnel.
  
  In mid-December, the United Nations granted Russia an exemption to the arms embargo on the CAR, paving the way for deliveries of weapons to that war-torn country that is still immersed in an internal conflict. The embargo is effective until Jan. 31, 2019.
  
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