UN relaxes arms embargo on Central African Republic

The streets of Bangassou, Central African Republic, remain empty on February 13, 2021, as most residents fled when rebels attacked with heavy weapons on January 3. [Adrienne Surprenant, AP]

The U.N. Security Council voted Friday to relax the arms embargo against the Central African Republic, a disappointment to its government, which sought a complete lifting of the ban on the sale or transfer of weapons and ammunition.