Content_paragraphs:  As at 8 December 2019, 1,417 soldiers were deployed in 20 locations, an
  
  increase from 1,346 in the previous reporting period, out of a total of 8,244, including
  
  619 women. Logistical and financial challenges continued to compromise
  
  effectiveness. Poor command and control in the armed forces resulted in a mark ed
  
  increase in misconduct and criminal acts. The same challenges affect their
  
  transformation into a garrison army. In November 2019, the initial training of 1,020
  
  new recruits, including 102 women, in Bangui and Bouar ended. Owing to a lack of
  
  funding, the 2019 recruitment campaign for the armed forces was not launched until
  
  January 2020. A total of 3,270 soldiers and 745 internal security forces received
  
  post-graduation tactical training by trainers from the Russian Federation, while a total
  
  
  
   
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  of 6,000 soldiers received training from the European Union Military Training
  
  Mission in the Central African Republic.