Two peacekeepers were killed by rebels on Monday in the Central African Republic, bringing to 7 the number of dead among the contingent of the UN mission (Minusca) since the start of the rebel offensive against the regime of President Faustin Archange Touadéra, officially re-elected during the day, announced the UN.
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A Gabonese and a Moroccan were killed on Monday, 17 km from Bangassou (Mbomou prefecture), in the south of the CAR, following the ambush of their convoy by elements of the coalition armed groups
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