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Related: About this forumCentral African Republic: Fears of sectarian genocide
We heard many similar stories. How did this begin? The Christians accuse the Seleka of looting, raping and killing without restraint after their leader, Michel Djotodia, came to power in March 2013.
The Christians have done their share of killing too. The Seleka, though, are far better armed. They have heavy weapons and machine guns. The anti-balaka (from what we have seen) have knives, sticks, and only a few guns. That is why the camp near the airport now has only Christians.
However, aid workers with long experience here believe that power is seeping away from the Seleka, partly because some are from neighbouring Chad and are returning home.
One aid worker spoke of a growing Christian backlash against the Muslim population (a minority here) threatening truly awful bloodshed on a scale not yet seen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25657816
The Christians have done their share of killing too. The Seleka, though, are far better armed. They have heavy weapons and machine guns. The anti-balaka (from what we have seen) have knives, sticks, and only a few guns. That is why the camp near the airport now has only Christians.
However, aid workers with long experience here believe that power is seeping away from the Seleka, partly because some are from neighbouring Chad and are returning home.
One aid worker spoke of a growing Christian backlash against the Muslim population (a minority here) threatening truly awful bloodshed on a scale not yet seen.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25657816
Central African Republic crisis: Djotodia future in balance
Central African Republic (CAR) interim leader Michel Djotodia is expected to face pressure to step down at a regional summit.
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Ahmat Allami, secretary general of Ceeac (the Economic Community of Central African States), said the group would tell Mr Djotodia that his transitional government was not working.
"If you are incapable, if you are powerless in the face of the situation, make way for others who can do a better job," Mr Allami said in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena.
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The BBC's Paul Wood in Bangui says that if he does resign, the effects would be unpredictable - it could take the steam out of the conflict, or trigger a power struggle engulfing the country in its worst violence yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25663611
Central African Republic (CAR) interim leader Michel Djotodia is expected to face pressure to step down at a regional summit.
...
Ahmat Allami, secretary general of Ceeac (the Economic Community of Central African States), said the group would tell Mr Djotodia that his transitional government was not working.
"If you are incapable, if you are powerless in the face of the situation, make way for others who can do a better job," Mr Allami said in the Chadian capital, N'Djamena.
...
The BBC's Paul Wood in Bangui says that if he does resign, the effects would be unpredictable - it could take the steam out of the conflict, or trigger a power struggle engulfing the country in its worst violence yet.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25663611
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Central African Republic: Fears of sectarian genocide (Original Post)
muriel_volestrangler
Jan 2014
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pscot
(21,037 posts)1. The behavioral sink in operation
When you get right down to it, this is what it means to be human.
Locut0s
(6,154 posts)2. Religion. It solves everything....
Oh.. Wait a sec, I mean....
muriel_volestrangler
(102,483 posts)3. CAR interim President Michel Djotodia resigns
Central Africa Republic's interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned at a regional summit aimed at ending violence that has engulfed the country.
CAR's entire transitional assembly is attending the meeting in Chad organised by regional leaders.
Mr Djotodia, CAR's first Muslim leader, had been resisting pressure to go.
His seizure of power last year has led to 20% of the population fleeing their homes amid fighting between Christian and Muslim militias.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25683279
CAR's entire transitional assembly is attending the meeting in Chad organised by regional leaders.
Mr Djotodia, CAR's first Muslim leader, had been resisting pressure to go.
His seizure of power last year has led to 20% of the population fleeing their homes amid fighting between Christian and Muslim militias.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-25683279
excellent
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