Civilians are trying to escape ongoing attacks committed by Christian militias that killed at least 30 civilians over the weekend, according to U.N. officials.
As the world continues to focus on the menace posed by ISIS, Muslims are dying and losing their cultural identity in the Central African Republic.
“I find it difficult to believe that’s it’s not given more attention, but maybe it’s simply that the politics of the situation don’t serve the interests of those shaping what we see,” a journalist tells MintPress. “There’s a reason the crisis in CAR is known as the Forgotten Conflict.”
Aminatou Bello a 24-year-old Muslim, who was attacked by Christian Anti-Balaka forces, lies on a bed in Boda, Central African Republic. When the Seleka, a group of mostly Muslim rebels, led a successful coup in the Central African Republic in March 2013, one of the world’s poorest countries was plunged into turmoil as Christian militias
Central African Republic teeters on Somalia-style chaos, as the country has been hindered by five coups and several rebellions since independence in 1960.
The already inflamed situation in the Central African Republic intensified on Christmas Day, after fierce fighting left six peacekeepers from neighboring Chad dead in the capital, according to various reports.
In the last 48 hours, the violence in Bangui, the country’s decaying capital, also left bodies reportedly strewn about the
After their intervention in Mali, the French have considered it appropriate to redeploy their troops in Africa.
BRUSSELS --- What made France suddenly decide to intervene in the Central African Republic, a few months after its intervention in Mali? The official reason given by the President François Holland when he announced his decision to send French soldiers to Africa for the second time in a few months was that they had “no other objective
