CAR rebels fight alongside mercenaries from other recent African wars, conflict areas: CAR poverty has been ignored for much too long, producing a powderkeg

Seleka, Central Africa’s motley rebel coalition

AFP

In a matter of weeks, fighters from the Central African Republic’s Seleka rebel coalition took over large swathes of the impoverished equatorial country. Closing in on the capital Bangui, the rebels have called on President Francois Bozize to stand down.

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