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French FM says bilateral relations with CAR back on track

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot during his meeting with Central African President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in Bangui, 13 March 2026. © Rolf Domia-Leu/RFI

Relations between France and the Central African Republic (CAR) have been restored, the French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said as he wrapped up a two-day visit to Bangui on Friday.

Barrot's visit to the CAR, a former French colony, was the first by a top-level French official in seven years.

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