From 2022, the Russian language will become compulsory for studies at universities in the CAR. This was reported by the local edition of Corbeau News with reference to the president & nbsp; Faustin-Archange Touadera. & nbsp; Students will study it from the first year of the license to the license.
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Why will Russian become a compulsory subject? & nbsp;
The initiative is a directive from Central African President Arkange Touadera and is part of a cooperation plan between Moscow and Bangui, reports the Ecofin Agency. & Nbsp; The Russian language was previously taught in & nbsp; Central African Republic. It was introduced during the reign of & nbsp; Jean Bedel Bokassa (1966 to 1979). In 1986 the emperor was sentenced to 20 years in prison for genocide, in August 1993 he was granted amnesty and in 1996 he died. During Bokassa's reign, Soviet doctors, teachers, geologists, agronomists worked in CAR and Central African students studied in Soviet universities.
On January 22, 1980, the USSR suspended diplomatic relations with the CAR (they were restored in 1988). Russian language was only introduced into the high school curriculum in & nbsp; 2019. This coincided with the intensification of cooperation between the two countries.
CAR's Minister of Higher Education has pledged to complete teacher training and development of Russian language learning programs by the start of the 2022 academic year- 2023. year. & Nbsp; As local media reported, in & nbsp; January 2022, a meeting of education ministers of the two countries is due to take place in Moscow. One of the likely topics is the discussion about sending Russian teachers to CAR. & Nbsp;
In what areas is Russia cooperating with the CAR? & nbsp;
In 2018, Russia signed an agreement with the CAR on military cooperation. It involves sending Russian instructors to the Central African Republic and training Central African military personnel at Russian military educational institutions. Last year, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that 300 Russian military instructors had been sent to the Central African Republic (CAR). Since 2013, a civil war between Christian and Muslim communities has continued in the country. & Nbsp;