Operacja wojskowa Unii Europejskiej w Czadzie i Republice Środkowoafrykańskiej

The article presents a wide spectrum of Information concerning the European Union’s military operation in Chad and the Central African Republic (CAR) - EUFOR/CHAD/RCA. It describes its legal basis, launching the operation, its respective stages, history, main tasks, logistic and medical support, communication, main threats and challenges. One part relates to the Polish participation in this operation. The author draws attention to the role of France as a lead nation, as well as Poland and Ireland as two biggest partners of the operation. A detailed analysis of respective operation stages based on a specific character of countries located in the heart of Africa enables presenting clearly the characteristics of the operation in Chad and the CAR. A description of threats in both these countries and neighbouring ones is presented and complemented with a wide range of challenges and problems that become conclusions to implement in future military operations in Africa. In the final part of the article, the author describes a forecasted way of finishing the operation and poses some rhetoric questions concerning a UN peace operation which is supposed to follow the EU military operation.