Not to be confused with Forces Armées Centrafricaine, an association football club in the Central African Republic.
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Central African Armed Forces
Forces armées centrafricaines (FACA)
Founded
1960
Service branches
Central African Ground Forces Central African Air Force National Gendarmerie [fr] Republican Guard National Police
Headquarters
Camp Le Roux, Bangui
Leadership
Commander-in-Chief
Faustin-Archange Touadéra
Minister of Defense
Rameaux-Claude Bireau
Chief of the Defence Staff
Zéphirin Mamadou
Personnel
Conscription
Voluntary, after the age of 18 years
Available for military service
853,760, age 18–49 (2005 est.)
Fit for military service
416,091, age 18–49 (2005 est.)
Reaching military age annually
(2005 est.)
Active personnel
10,000 (2022)[1]
Expenditures
Budget
$25 million (2021)[1]
Percent of GDP
1.4% (2018)
Industry
Foreign suppliers
Brazil China India Indonesia Portugal[2] Russia[3] Singapore South Africa United States Vietnam
Related articles
History
Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Central African Republic Bush War Central African Republic Civil War
Ranks
Military ranks of Central African Republic
The Central African Armed Forces (French: Forces armées centrafricaines; FACA) are the armed forces of the Central African Republic and have been barely functional since the outbreak of the civil war in 2012. Today they are among the world's weakest armed forces, dependent on international support to provide security in the country. In recent years the government has struggled to form a unified national army. It consists of the Ground Force (which includes the air service), the gendarmerie, and the National Police.[4]
Its disloyalty to the president came to the fore during the mutinies in 1996–1997, and since then has faced internal problems. It has been strongly criticised by human rights organisations due to terrorism, including killings, torture and sexual violence. In 2013 when militants of the Séléka rebel coalition seized power and overthrew President Bozizé they executed many FACA troops.[5]
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