The Central African Republic has endued years of civil war that has destabilize and plunged it into chaos. The country is now looking for a way out of the crisis.
One man CAR believes can help in the recovering process is former Tennis legend, Boris Becker.
Becker, from Germany appears to be the man to come to CAR’s aid following news of him securing a diplomatic immunity.
Becker’s appointment as a CAR’s sport and culture attache to the EU is to afford him protection from any legal claims.
CAR ambassador to the European Union, Daniel Emery Dede has told DW that Becker’s immunity claim exempts him from prosecution.
The diplomatic immunity will mean that Becker carries a diplomatic passport from the Central African Republic for specific roles.
Official comment
“I confirm that Boris Becker has a Central African diplomatic passport. I can also confirm that he meets all his expenses because we have no money to pay him. He is just an attache at the embassy in Belgium to help the Central African Republic recover from its post-civil-war crisis,” Dede said.
When asked on the exact job given to Becker, Dede said “Thanks to his aura, after all, he has been an athlete of a very high level and is still engaged all over the world, we count on him to introduce us to the world of business people in order to receive financial support. That is the goal we have set for his mandate. We do not care about his private affairs.”
Becker who has never been to CAR will however not be paid for his role. “That’s part of the clauses. He has never been to the Central African Republic, but he knows the situation there very well. We are a country that is just emerging from a crisis, ” Dede said.
“Therefore we are in a difficult humanitarian situation and there are still many insecure areas in our country. You cannot take a single penny from the Central African taxpayer,” he added.
The number of people from CAR fleeing to northern DRC had increased. The UN said it has risen from 102 000 to 182 000 in less than a year.
The UN has around 12 500 personnel deployed in Central Africa as part of its MINUSCA mission, one of the world body’s largest peacekeeping forces.
Source: Africafeeds.com
