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Central African Republic
Embattled MINUSCA launches media counter-offensive

A MINUSCA patrol in the Central African Republic. © @UN_CAR/Twitter

To push back against the often pro-Russian lobbies that are calling for MINUSCA contingents to withdraw from the CAR, the UN mission's communications team is seeking to boost its profile in the local press and in neighbouring Cameroon. [...]

Published on 03.06.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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