Central African Republic (CAR) conflict update. EU support. Humanitarian Tragedy. Local Anti-French sentiment.

Posted on December 14, 2013 by bill

Centrafrique : des pays européens apportent un soutien matériel à l’armée française

Dans l’opération Sangaris menée depuis le 5 décembre à Bangui, les soldats français sont les seuls européens sur le terrain. Aucun autre pays de l’UE ne participe aux opérations militaires. Plusieurs états-membres apportent cependant une aide logistique, principalement en avions de transport. Sur le plan humanitaire, la Commission européenne a organisé un pont aérien entre Douala (Cameroun) et Bangui pour acheminer de l’aide.

European countries give material and equipment support to the French. In the operation SANGARIS on-going since the 5th December in Bangui, French soldiers are theonly Europeans on the ground. No other EU country is involved in the military operations. Other states are offering logistical aid, mainly aircraft transport. As part of the humanitarian plan, the European Commission have organised an air bridge between Doula (Cameroon) and Bangui (CAR) as a pathway for aid.

Monde

Le Drian : “les prémices d’une tragédie humanitaire”

Après François Hollande, c’est Jean-Yves Le Drian qui s’est rendu ce vendredi à Bangui, en Centrafrique. Le ministre de la Défense a une nouvelle fois défendu le bien fondé de l’intervention française dont le but, a-t-il expliqué, est d’éviter une crise humanitaire. Il a également affirmé que la France n’était plus seule dans cette opération.

After Francois Hollande, Jean-Yves Le Drian has visited the CAR. The minister of Defence is the latest to defend the French military intervention in which he explained it was to prevent a humanitarian crisis. He equally confirmed that France are not alone in this operation.

Monde

Centrafrique : la montée du sentiment anti-français

Une semaine après leur déploiement en Centrafrique, les soldats français ont du mal à rétablir le calme entre communautés. De nouvelles tueries entre miliciens chrétiens et musulmans ont fait plus de 600 morts selon l’ONU. De plus, un sentiment anti-français semble monter dangereusement dans le pays.

A week after their deployment in CAR, French soldiers are finding it difficult to restore order between the communities. The recent killings between the Christian and Muslim militias have resulted in more than 600 deaths according to the UN. Also, anti-French hostilities are rising dangerously in the country.

About bill

Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.
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