Press Release: New EU support to increase security in the Central African region

On 27 March 2014, the EU announced that it would provide close to €2 million to support the fight to eliminate the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA), a militant movement in the Central African region. The new contribution will support the “Regional Cooperation Initiative for the elimination of the Lord's Resistance Army” (RCI-LRA), led by the African Union, in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Sudan and the Central African Republic, for a period of 17 months. It will cover, among other things, staff allowances, communication equipment and operational costs of this initiative.

EEAS: EU Around the Globe: Regions: Africa: Central Africa http://eeas.europa.eu/africa/central_africa/index_en.htm

European Commission: EuropeAid: Where we work: Africa, Caribbean & Pacific: Multi-country and regional cooperation: African Peace Facility http://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/where/acp/regional-cooperation/peace/index_en.htm

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