[1] In 2012 the Central African Republic was embroiled in internal conflict, resulting in the ousting of the Christian president François Bozizé in March 2013.

[6] On 28 January, United Nations Security Council resolution 2134 approved deployment of the EU force into the Central African Republic.

[8] On 30 April 2014, EUFOR RCA started its first major operation by taking over security at the Bangui M'Poko International Airport.

[9][10] During May and June troops from Finland, Georgia, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain as well as military advisors from Luxembourg joined the force.

[11] The EU mission is planned to last for half a year, with the overall goal to secure a safe environment in the Bangui area, and afterwards hand it over to African partners who should arrive with a 12,000 troop United Nations peacekeeper force in September.