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Huge African troop boost for CAR Huge African troop surge for CAR
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The African Union is to increase significantly the number of troops sent to end sectarian fighting in the Central African Republic. The African Union is to increase significantly the number of troops sent to end communal fighting in the Central African Republic.
The size of the AU force will rise to 6,000, France says. The size of the AU force will rise to 6,000, France said as it moved to boost its own freshly deployed troop contingent to 1,600.
The CAR has been in turmoil since the president was ousted in March, and more than 300 people have died in three days of fighting in the capital, Bangui. At least 394 people have died in three days of fighting in the capital Bangui alone, the Red Cross says.
France deployed troops on Friday as part of a UN-backed operation and said their number would rise to 1,600. The CAR has been in turmoil since the president was ousted in March.
France has been sending in more troops as part of a UN-backed operation.
The African Union already has an estimated 2,500 troops in the country and had been set to boost its size by 1,000. But a statement on the French presidency website said the AU had decided to extend its force to 6,000.
African leaders attended a two-day summit in Paris, after the UN voted on Thursday for a greater French and African presence in the CAR.
Some 600 French soldiers were patrolling the streets of the capital on Saturday, although the centre of the city was still reported to be in the hands of the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel coalition.
Michel Djotodia seized power from President Francois Bozize, with the backing of the Seleka.
But the Muslim rebels have been accused of atrocities against Christians and fighting between Muslim and Christian militias has broken out in Bangui and elsewhere.
"The Central African Republic authorities have been urged to implement immediately a process of disarmament and confinement of militias," the French statement said.