Political stability remains a challenge - Interview: Babacar Gaye, Special Representative of the Secretary-General in the Central African Republic and Head of the UN Multinational Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA)

In April 2014, the United Nations Security Council authorized the establishment of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA). The mission, led by Babacar Gaye, the special representative of the UN secretary-general in the country, is mandated to protect civilians and support peace efforts. Damian Cardona, a UN staffer, recently sat down with Mr. Gaye, a Senegalese national, in the capital Bangui for an interview for Africa Renewal. Following are the excerpts: