South African government announced on Sunday that an additional 400 troops will be sent to Central African Republic (CAR). The announcement came a day after the Seleka rebels took over another town in the country and a few days prior to the peace talks that will be held in Libreville, Gabon.
In a statement, South African President Jacob Zuma said, troops are being deployed to “assist with capacity building of the CAR Defence Force and will also assist CAR with the planning and implementation of the disarmament, demobilisation and re-integration processes.”
Neighbouring countries such as Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of Congo and Chad have pledged military support to the CAR government in confronting the rebels.
US and France both have declined Bozzis’s offer to intervene in its internal conflict.
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