UN peacekeeping mission condemns deadly attack on peacekeepers in Central African Republic

Yaounde, June 22 -- The UN peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic has strongly condemned a deadly attack on its Friday patrol in the country's north that killed a Zambian peacekeeper.

The patrol, part of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA), came under fire from unidentified gunmen.

Two Zambian peacekeepers were seriously injured and one of them later died from his injuries, the agency said in a statement on Saturday.

"This is the third deadly attack on MINUSCA patrols since the beginning of 2025," it said, noting the agency's head, Valentine Rugwabiza, warned that attacks on UN peacekeepers "may constitute war crimes under international law."

Rugwabiza, ...