UN extends MINUSCA in Central African Republic until November 2027
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Africanews
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution extending MINUSCA’s mandate in the Central African Republic until 15 November 2027, on France’s proposal. The text sets new personnel ceilings adapted to the mission’s objectives, according to Africanews.
The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Thursday 12 November extending the mandate of MINUSCA, the UN mission tasked with contributing to peace and protecting human rights in the Central African Republic, until 15 November 2027. France, which presented the draft resolution, said the new text notably sets the mission’s personnel ceilings, according to Africanews.
French ambassador Jérôme Bonnafont said the new framework should consolidate MINUSCA’s achievements and support the gradual transfer of responsibilities to national institutions. The Central African Republic’s representative to the UN, Marius Aristide Hoja Nzessioue, for his part said that the mission helps make an exit from the crisis possible and expressed the hope that its experience would serve as a model for a successful transition, according to Africanews.
The extension comes as the UN had considered reducing MINUSCA personnel. The mission, established on 10 April 2014, continues to adapt its presence to the transfer of certain responsibilities to Central African authorities.
