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French Defence minister Jean-Yves Le Drian says that pacifying the Central African Republic will be more difficult than France's intervention in Mali because identifying the enemy will not be nearly as simple. Aline Leboeuf, an Africa analyst at Paris thinktank Ifri, believes France may be in the Central African Republic for the long haul. You can follow Michel Arseneault on Twitter: @ m i k o 7 5 0 1 1