The EU Council decided on Thursday 17 October to extend the exemptions to the arms embargo imposed on the Central African Republic since 2013.
In doing so, the EU transposes UN Security Council Resolution 2488 adopted on 12 September 2019 to extend the exemptions.
Among other exemptions, the embargo shall not apply to the sale, supply, transfer or export of arms and related material, as well as to the provision of technical assistance or financing and financial assistance intended...