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State Department to Reopen US Embassy in Central African Republic

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Thinkstock 091514 StateDepartmentBuilding?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1410814973478Tom Brakefield/Stockbyte/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that it plans to reopen its embassy in the Central African Republic after two years of closure.

“The Central African Republic and its people are at a crucial juncture,” a statement from Secretary of State John Kerry said. Kerry also noted that the U.S. “is determined to help make this moment of opportunity a success.”

The embassy in the Central African Republic’s capital city of Bangui closed in 2012 due to rebel threats and a government takeover. On Monday, the United Nations began a peacekeeping mission in the country, leading to sufficient peace and stability for the U.S. to reopen its embassy.

“Only a fully inclusive, peaceful and democratic political transition process can stop the cycle of violence in the Central African Republic,” Kerry said. “That process must include the voices of all Central Africans, especially refugees and internally displaced persons.”


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