The European Union is sending a 1000-people force, named EUFOR RCA, that will for 6 months work to restore peace and stability to the capital Bangui - The Sydney Morning Herald/AFP. There do exist peacekeeping forces in the country, 2,000 French and 6,000 African troops.
According to the NY Times, the United Nations warned that security in Bangui in the Central African Republic was deteriorating and appealing for more peacekeeping troops and police officers.
"An eruption of violence four months ago in Bangui...prompted the United Nations to declare the highest level of human rights emergency...
The conflict is largely between Christian militias and a Muslim minority.
According to the NYT article, the Central African Republic has "virtually no functioning institutions" and the government is "unable to exercise authority outside of the capital." The UN called for $547 million in aid money, but only about one-fifth of that amount has been forthcoming.
The Central African Republic has a relatively new President, Catherine Samba-Panza.
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