Rise in central Africa violence reported to UN Security Council - defenceWeb

Rise in central Africa violence reported to UN Security Council - defenceWeb

Violence and insecurity in the Great Lakes region and the Lake Chad Basin of central Africa are on the rise, the senior United Nations (UN) staffer in the region warns. Abdou Abarry, Head of the UN Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), told a Security Council meeting called to “examine” threats facing the wider region it “remains rich in potential, but challenges are still significant”. Seven countries – Cameroon, the Central African Repub…