People walk by a billboard welcoming Pope Francis ahead of his visit in Bangui on November 25, 2015. Pope Francis on November 25 warned of the need to tackle poverty as a key driver of conflict and violence as he kicked off a landmark Africa trip fraught with security concerns. AFP PHOTO / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA / AFP / GIANLUIGI GUERCIA (Photo credit should read GIANLUIGI GUERCIA/AFP/Getty Images)
People block a road as they protest against the French "Sangaris" intervention in the Galabadia neighborhood close to the Centrafrican President's private house in the eigth district of Bangui on December 22, 2013. According to Muslim residents, clashes broke out early on December 22 between the French soldiers and the ex-Seleka fighters, who mounted a successful coup in March but have since refused to lay down their arms. They said three fighters were killed and several others were wounded, but their claims have not been confirmed by the French military. AFP PHOTO / MIGUEL MEDINA (Photo credit should read MIGUEL MEDINA/AFP/Getty Images)
Cameroonian solider who served with the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) rally to demand the payment of their salary and other allowances by their government, on September 9, 2015, in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde. AFP PHOTO / RENNIER KAZE (Photo credit should read Reinnier KAZE/AFP/Getty Images)