Annex 2
Missions in the Central African Republic
| Name of the Mission | Time period | Organised by | Mandate | Nr. of Troops | Origins of Peacekeepers |
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| International and Regional peacekeeping missions | |||||
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MISAB Mission interafricaine de surveillance des accords de Bangui |
08.02.1997 – 15.04.1998 |
Initiated by France; Political authority: Gabon |
Restore peace and security after military mutinies; disarmament of former mutineers | 600 troops; France supported the operation logistically and financially | Burkina Faso, Chad, Gabon, Mali, Senegal and Togo; after an escalation of violence in June 1997 temporarily French troops |
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MINURCA Mission des Nations Unies en République Centrafricaine |
15.04.1998 – 02.2000 |
UN Security Council Resolution 1159 | Prepare for elections, ensure security in Bangui, assist in training and restructuring of the national police | 1,350 troops and 24 civilian police | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Canada, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, France, Gabon, Mali, Portugal, Senegal, Togo and Tunisia |
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CEN-SAD Force Communauté des Etats sahélo-sahariens |
03.2001 – 12.2002 |
Libya | Protecting the CAR government | 200 troops | Libya, Djibouti, Sudan |
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FOMUC Force multinationale en Centrafrique |
12.2002 – 07.2008 |
CEMAC; although French initiative | Protecting the CAR government; support FACAs; initially focused on Bangui; as of 2006 deployed to major cities | 380 – 500 troops | Congo-Brazzaville, Gabon and Chad |
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MICOPAX Mission de consolidation de la paix en Centrafrique |
12.07.2008 – 19.12.2013 |
CEEAC | Guarantee security, provide protection to civilians and help restore police and judicial system | 500 soldiers and 150 police officers | Cameroon, Chad, DRC, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo |
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MISCA Mission internationale de soutien à la Centrafrique sous conduite africaine |
19.12.2013 – 15.09.2014 |
AU | Support of French forces, protection of civilians, restoration of security | Initially 3,500 (included MICOPAX troops); as of 12.2013 6000 troops | Burundi, Chad, Gabon, Cameroon. (04.2014 Chad withdrew its 833 troops) |
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EUFOR CAR Force multinationale en Centrafrique |
03.2014 – 15.03.2015 |
EU | Stabilising security situation in Bangui; protecting refugees and aid workers | 700 troops | Estonia, France, Slovakia, Poland; Czech Republic |
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MINUSCA Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations Unies pour la stabilisation en Centrafrique |
15.09.2014 – ongoing |
UN Security Council resolution 2149 | Protection of civilians, support for accountability measures | 13,000 troops (including observers, staff officers, police personnel, etc.) | Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, France, Gabon |
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EUMAM CAR Force multinationale en Centrafrique |
16.03.2015 – ongoing |
EU | upporting the CAR authorities in preparing a reform of the security sector with respect to the FACA | 60 staff | France, Romania, Sweden, Netherlands, Austria |
| French Military Operations in the Central African Republic | |||||
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Opération Boali |
10.2002 – 12.2013 |
France | Training and reconstruction of FACA, assistance to FOMUC | 450 – 500 troops | France |
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Operation Sangaris |
05.12.2013 – ongoing |
France | Support of MISCA / MINUSCA, assistance to disarm rebel factions | 1,600 troops; 02.2014 400 troops extra. Downscaling started 03.2015 | France |
| Regional Missions on Chad, CAR in response to border crisis with Darfur | |||||
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EUFOR Chad/CAR |
01.02.2008 – 15.03.2009 (replaced by MINURCAT) |
EU | In the East of Chad and the North-East of CAR: protection of civilians, facilitate humanitarian aid, contribute to the protection of UN personnel, and premises | 3.700 troops deployed, strategic reserve of 600 stationed in Europe | France, Ireland, Poland, Sweden |
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MINURCAT Mission des Nations Unies en République Centrafricaine et au Tchad |
Since 2007 (military component in 2009) – 31.12.2010 |
UN Security Council Resolution 1778 and 1861 | Tackle the refugee problem in Darfur, protection of civilians, secure the regions of eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR | 300 police officers, 25 military liaison officers, 5,200 military personnel | France, Ireland, Poland, Sweden, Romania |