00:00The fate of the UN peacekeepers in the Central African Republic is being decided this Thursday
00:04in New York.
00:05The UN Security Council must decide on renewing MINUSCA's mandate, which expires this weekend.
00:11On the table, a gradual drawdown of the peacekeeping mission.
00:16Deployed in 2014 in the midst of civil war, MINUSCA has already begun scaling back its
00:22presence.
00:23Between January and June, it closed or handed over 21 of its bases.
00:28It still has nearly 10,000 troops and 2,000 police officers.
00:33The situation on the ground has improved, but several armed groups remain active, particularly
00:39in the border areas with Chad, Sudan and the DRC.
00:43In the south-east, attacks attributed to remnants of the Lord's Resistance Army are said to have
00:48killed four people between June and September.
00:51Around 68 civilians, including 40 children, are reported to have been abducted.
00:56The Central African president is calling for a gradual withdrawal.
01:00The Central African president is calling for an increased risk of the United States and the
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01:01The Central African American President share the
