NEW : In a piece published Monday by French newspaper Le Figaro , French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said the troubled Central African Republic was facing its worst crisis yet . Doctors Without Borders highlights plight of the many people displaced by violence . Mission is expected to last about six months , Defense Minister Jacques - Yves Le Pen said . About 500 French troops are already deployed in the African nation . A transitional government has been in place since a coup earlier this year .
NEW : Doctors Without Borders highlights plight of the many people displaced by violence . Mission is expected to last about six months , Defense Minister Jacques - Yves Le Pen said . About 500 French troops are already deployed in the African nation . A transitional government has been in place since a coup earlier this year .