 This included a reduced permanent presence on the continent and increased support for multilateral interventions.In Central African Republic, the Bouar base and the Béal Camp (at that time home to 1,400 French soldiers) in Bangui were shut down, as the French concentrated its African presence to Abidjan, Dakar, Djibouti, Libreville and N'Djamena and the deployment of a "Force d'action rapide", based in France.However, due to the situation in the country, France has retained a military presence.