In the Central African Republic, a commercial convoy of fifteen trucks has arrived in Bangui
Trucks of goods from the Central African Republic enter Cameroon through the Garoua-Boulai border post.
(Illustrative photo).
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So far, only two humanitarian convoys have been able to make the journey from the Cameroonian border to Bangui, the Central African capital.
This is the first freight convoy since the blockade imposed by the CPC [Coalition of Patriots for Change] in December.
He arrived Tuesday February 16 without major incident in Bangui.
Yesterday, at the Central African road charter office, the truckers said they were already ready to leave.
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With our correspondent in Bangui,
Charlotte Cosset
It was to applause that
the convoy
arrived in Bangui on Tuesday, February 16.
Yesterday, Abakar, one of the drivers of this first rotation, was already ready to leave for Cameroon.
“
When we arrived, we called our friends who stayed there to reassure them
,” he says.
They left immediately and are currently in Bouar.
The level of escort I have seen reassures me.
There is nothing to fear, I will charge and hit the road.
"
Abakar spent
two months in Garoua Boulaï
.
It was finally escorted by the Central African armed forces and the Russian forces that he took the road.
“
I appreciate the quality of the escort I saw.
There is even a helicopter in air support and even motorcycle escorts.
It's reassuring,
”he explains.
A journey of nearly 600 kilometers achieved in record time this time.
Only two days to reach Bangui, explains this other driver, who declares: “
Before, it took three or four days to arrive in Bangui.
Thanks to the escort, it takes two days.
We are with the Russian allies who escorted us from Garoua Boulaï.
"
A new convoy has already left Cameroon.
About a thousand trucks are waiting at the border.
Yesterday, a spokesperson for the CPC [Coalition of Patriots for Change] threatened to close the corridor.
A security incident took place near Baboua, in a locality located between the Cameroonian border and the town of Bouar on the supply corridor.
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