EU-Standards auch in Afrika: Brüssel will im Kongo jetzt auch Ruhe und Ordnung sorgen. Dafür sollen Soldaten in das zentralafrikanische Land entsandt werden. Vielleicht kann man die Gegend später auch eingemeinden wie jetzt schon die Ost-Afrika-Insel Mayotte?

Soeben auf Reuters:

European Union officials proposed on Wednesday that the EU move quickly send troops to Central African Republic, either to the capital Bangui or the west of the country, diplomatic sources said.

The proposals for an EU force of at least battalion-strength, roughly 700 to 1,000 soldiers, will please France, which has urged allies to do more to bolster the 1,600 troops it sent to its former colony last month to stop massacres between Muslim and Christian militias triggered by a March coup.

But it is too early to say how much support there is among EU member governments for sending a military mission that might put EU soldiers' lives at risks.

EU diplomats will discuss the proposals for the first time on Friday. If one of the proposals wins the backing of the EU's 28 governments, the force could be sent within a few weeks, one source said.