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DRC, CAR Sign Defense Cooperation Agreement, Media Reports

© AP Photo / Ben CurtisTroops from the Central African Republic and Ugandan soldiers seek out Joseph Kony's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)
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The DRC and the CAR share a 1,600 km border. There are armed groups operating in the Congolese province of Bas-Uele that have their strongholds in the CAR and do not obey the authorities.
The governments of two neighboring countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Central African Republic (CAR), signed a defense cooperation agreement, South African media SABC reported.
The agreement provides for the DRC assistance in efforts to rebuild the CAR army and is also intended to strengthen cooperation between the two countries in order to effectively counter common security challenges in the region and establish peace and security there, according to the media.
 - Sputnik Africa, 1920, 20.10.2024
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