Heavy fighting erupted near the airport in Central African Republic’s capital Bangui on Wednesday as Christian militia blocked an attempt to evacuate Muslims, witnesses said, disrupting a visit by a top United Nations aid official.
Central African Republic: No courts, no jails, no justice
“Before justice resumes, we need to first have secure prisons where we can keep offenders,” Gre’senguet insisted.
“I have written to the [African peacekeeping force] MISCA commander asking if he could give us troops to guard the prisons, but I never received a reply,” he said
CAR descended into anarchy in March 2013 when Seleka rebels –
said to bemostly Muslim – ousted Francois Bozize, a Christian, who had come to power in a 2003 coup. The rebels later installed Michel Djotodia, a Muslim, as interim president.
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Nigeria:
Islamic jihadists throw bombs into public buildings, murder 60 people
Armed men from Nigeria’s Boko Haram group have attacked the northeastern town of Bama, opening fire on a school, shooting or burning to death 47 people and trashing the palace of a traditional ruler, according to officials and witnesses.
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