France orders troops to embassy

Jimbuna · 12-26-12, 04:17 PM

Isn't there a similarity here with what happened all those years back in French Indochina?

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Central African Republic protest prompts France action

French President, Francois Hollande has ordered tighter security for his country's embassy in the Central African Republic (CAR), after it was attacked by protesters.
Mr Hollande also told the defence minister to provide extra protection for French citizens there.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-20845887

Skybird · 12-26-12, 04:32 PM

I admit this is the first time in my life I ever heared of that a country of this name even exists. Never heared of it, never read about despite having read several books about Africa, never noticed anywhere somebody mentioning it in speech or writing.

At least not under this name. Has it been renamed, maybe?

TLAM Strike · 12-26-12, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

I admit this is the first time in my life I ever heared of that a country of this name even exists. Never heared of it, never read about despite having read several books about Africa, never noticed anywhere somebody mentioning it in speech or writing.

At least not under this name. Has it been renamed, maybe?

Well they were the "Central African Empire" for a little while.

But no the CAR has been around since the 1960's, before that it was part of French Equatorial Africa (1st as Ubangi-Shari, then as part of Chad) until all that broke up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic

Stealhead · 12-26-12, 05:13 PM

It has been around as the Central African Republic since 1960 a French colony before that.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publicat...k/geos/ct.html

Jimbuna · 12-26-12, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TLAM Strike

Well they were the "Central African Empire" for a little while.

But no the CAR has been around since the 1960's, before that it was part of French Equatorial Africa (1st as Ubangi-Shari, then as part of Chad) until all that broke up.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic

Rgr that

Herr-Berbunch · 12-26-12, 06:28 PM

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France orders troops to embassy

To do what? Raise the new flag, white cross on a white background.

Jimbuna · 12-26-12, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

To do what? Raise the new flag, white cross on a white background.

LOL...the thought had crossed my mind

12-27-12, 03:45 AM

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Never heared of it, never read about despite having read several books about Africa, never noticed anywhere somebody mentioning it in speech or writing.

Wow

I suppose der spiegel wouldn't have dozens of articles covering everything from environental issues to the arms trade civil war fall of dictatorships its links to problems in europe and Russia and even the impact of the arab spring on this country then?
Maybe if der speigel ran its articles covering news events africa with the headline "Its the muslims I tell ya" Skybird would have noticed the news

BossMark · 12-27-12, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

To do what? Raise the new flag, white cross on a white background.

Yes more than likely

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