Bangui and Paris bicker over French military air traffic controller at capital's airport

摘要

General Jean-Pierre Perrin, the commanderof the Elements français au Gabon (EFG), isexpected to visit Bangui in the coming daysto finalise the terms of the new civil andmilitary coordination accord betweenASECNA (Agency for Aerial NavigationSafety in Africa and Madagascar), the bodythat manages air traffic control at manyAfrican airports including Bangui, and theDetachement d'appui operationnel (DETAO), the French armed forcesdetachment deployed in the Central AfricanRepublic.