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Focus on Africa: Who are the CAR commanders jailed for war crimes?

Africa Daily by BBC

Jul 25, 202534:00News & Politics

This week the International Criminal Court sentenced two commanders of a civilian militia in the Central African Republic to a total of 27 years in prison. One of them, Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona, had formerly been the he...

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