Central African Republic–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations
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Central African Republic–Democratic Republic of the Congo relations refers to the current and historic bilateral relationship between the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The two countries are neighbours and share a border 1,747 km long. Due to the military conflicts on both sides of the border, many refugees have crossed into the other's territory. There were about 200,000 Congolese nationals in the Central African Republic as of 2014,[1] and there were around 100,000 Central African refugees in the DRC as of 2016.[2]
The current Congolese ambassador to the Central African Republic is Gaspard Mugaruka, who has been in that office since 2002. Before that the DRC did not have an embassy in CAR for ten years.[3][4]
Military cooperation
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The two governments also cooperated in dealing with the Lord's Resistance Army insurgency.[7]
See also
- Foreign relations of the Central African Republic
- Foreign relations of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
References
- ^ Près de 600 Congolais vivant en Centrafrique ont fui l’insécurité à Bangui (in French). ReliefWeb. Published 15 January 2014.
- ^ Marie-Laurence Flahaux and Bruno Schoumaker (20 April 2016). Democratic Republic of the Congo: A Migration History Marked by Crises and Restrictions. Migration Policy Institute.
- ^ Gaspard Mugaruka : « Nous avons tenu à redorer l’image de la RDC en Centrafrique » (in French). Radio Okapi. Published 20 January 2014.
- ^ Centrafrique: Ambassadeur Gaspard Mugaruka : « Le changement intervenu le 15 mars 2003 à Bangui a été favorable aux relations entre la Rdc et la Rca » (in French). All Africa. Published 27 February 2006.
- ^ "CAR: A popular coup", The Economist, 20 March 2003.
- ^ "Hollande discusses Central Africa troop presence with DRC’s Kabila in Paris" Archived 22 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine, RFI, 21 May 2014.
- ^ Célébration à Bangui du 51ème anniversaire de l’indépendance de la République Démocratique du Congo (in French). Agence Centraafricaine de Presse. Published 5 July 2011.