C. Africa army head came to Russia for training: minister

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C. Africa army head came to Russia for training: minister

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Central African Republic's Defence Minister Marie Noelle Koyara said 1,300 soldiers had been trained at the Russian facility (AFP Photo/FLORENT VERGNES)

Moscow (AFP) - The defence minister of the Central African Republic said in an interview published Thursday that the chief-of-staff of the conflict-riven nation's army had been in Russia for training.

Russia's influence in CAR has been growing since 2017, when the UN-backed government there called for help to fight militias rampaging through the country.

Moscow has already supplied weapons, military officers, at least 170 military "trainers" and a security adviser to work with President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

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