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Smooth transition in Bangui

15th January 201715th February 2020 Leonor Hubaut

(Credit: EUTM RCA)

(B2) The handover of command went smoothly for the European Central African Army Training Mission (EUTM RCA), which is beginning its second mandate. On Saturday (January 14), French Major General Eric Hautecloque-Raysz, EUTM RCA's first term commander, handed over his responsibilities to Belgian Brigadier General Herman Ruys. The transition will be all the easier since the two men, and their staffs, essentially belong to the same force, the Eurocorps, located in Strasbourg. Read : A Belgian general soon to head EUTM RCA

Under the authority of General Hautecloque-Raysz, European instructors and advisers participated in the rehabilitation of the Kassaï training camp and trained the soldiers of the 1st company of the 3rd Territorial Infantry Battalion (BIT), which represents 160 military approx. Read : A Central African army to be completely rebuilt (General Hautecloque-Raysz)

The carpentry seen from the outside (Credit: EUTM RCA)

The first term also ended " by the inauguration of a carpentry of the Battalion of Support and Services on January 7. Created within the framework of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) programme, this carpentry makes it possible to offer ex-Séléka training and opportunities to better reintegrate into civil society ».

(Leonor Hubaut)

Leonor Hubaut

© B2 - Bruxelles2 is a French online media that focuses on political Europe (powers, defence, foreign policy, internal security). It follows and analyzes developments in European policy, unvarnished and without concessions. Approved by the CPPAP. Member of SPIIL. Please quote "B2" or "Bruxelles2" in case of recovery Leonor Hubaut is a journalist. Graduated in international relations from the Free University of Brussels (specialization in globalization). She covers for B2 the work of the European Parliament, CSDP missions and African issues. Sahel specialist.

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