France warned on Thursday that the Central African Republic was "on the verge of genocide", as the UN considers sending thousands of peacekeepers to the strife-torn country.

"It's total disorder," French foreign minister Laurent Fabius told France 2 television, adding that the United Nations was considering authorising African and French troops to intervene in the country.
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