PARIS: Germany and Britain are considering sending troops to the crisis-hit Central African Republic, a French minister said Wednesday, as Paris pushes hard for help from its European allies.

The comments by European Affairs Minister Thierry Repentin came a day after Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius announced other European nations would "soon" deploy troops to Central Africa, where France already has a 1,600-strong force attempting to quell deadly sectarian violence.

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