UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL HERVÉ LADSOUS AND CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC’S MINISTER OF DEFENCE INAUGURATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE KASSAI CENTRAL ARMOURY
On 27 April, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, Hervé Ladsous, joined the Minister of Defence of the Central African Republic, Marie-Noelle Koara, to initiate construction of the Camp Kassai Central Armoury in Bangui.
As a key component of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), UNMAS will deliver training in armoury management to the Forces Armées Centrafricaines (FACA). A select group of 12 FACA members, three police officers and three gendarmes will be assigned to complete the UNMAS-led course to become ammunition storekeepers.
The armoury will hold one thousand weapons