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Chad leader calls for more UN boots on the ground in C.Africa

Chadian President Idriss Deby welcomes Central African interim President Catherine Samba Panza (L) at N'Djamena airport on February 17, 2014. Photo: AFP

Bangui, Central African Republic: Chad's President Idriss Deby on Tuesday called on the UN to commit more troops to the Central African Republic in order to end the crisis in the strife-torn country.

Speaking at a press conference after talks with Central Africa Republic's interim President Catherine Samba Panza in Ndjamena, Chad's capital, Deby warned that France and the African Union "cannot carry out their mission properly whatever their determination" as they did not have enough troops.

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