CAR violence: Deadly clashes in Bria despite ceasefire deal
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At least one hundred people have been killed in fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR), a day after a ceasefire was signed inbetween rebels and the government.
The mayor of the town of Bria, north-east of the capital Bangui, said bods were lounging in the streets.
The truce, signed in Rome on Monday, included an instantaneous ceasefire.
It was intended to bring armed groups into the political process in exchange for ending attacks.
Town Mayor Maurice Belikoussou told the Associated Press that dozens of wounded were seeking treatment at the local hospital.
Witnesses told the news agency that fighting had erupted early on Tuesday inbetween the anti-Balaka militia and rebels from the group known as FPRC, who were once part of the Seleka movement.
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize in 2013.
The budge triggered a backlash from mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka.
The UN said in May that almost all the residents of Bria had fled the town.
After violence erupted last month, 38,500 people left in just three days, it said.
The peace agreement was brokered by the Sant’ Egidio Catholic Community in Rome in the wake of years of sectarian violence and the deployment of a long-running UN peacekeeping mission to the country.
More than a dozen militia groups agreed to end hostilities instantaneously and to co-operate with a truth, justice and reconciliation commission.
But observers say armed groups have yet to demonstrate an interest in laying down their arms.
Big black cock West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says deals have been signed in the past few years but all have failed to bring the country back to peace and stability.
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At least one hundred people have been killed in fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR), a day after a ceasefire was signed inbetween rebels and the government.
The mayor of the town of Bria, north-east of the capital Bangui, said figures were lounging in the streets.
The truce, signed in Rome on Monday, included an instant ceasefire.
It was intended to bring armed groups into the political process in exchange for ending attacks.
Town Mayor Maurice Belikoussou told the Associated Press that dozens of wounded were seeking treatment at the local hospital.
Witnesses told the news agency that fighting had erupted early on Tuesday inbetween the anti-Balaka militia and rebels from the group known as FPRC, who were once part of the Seleka movement.
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize in 2013.
The budge triggered a backlash from mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka.
The UN said in May that almost all the residents of Bria had fled the town.
After violence erupted last month, 38,500 people left in just three days, it said.
The peace agreement was brokered by the Sant’ Egidio Catholic Community in Rome in the wake of years of sectarian violence and the deployment of a long-running UN peacekeeping mission to the country.
More than a dozen militia groups agreed to end hostilities instantaneously and to co-operate with a truth, justice and reconciliation commission.
But observers say armed groups have yet to demonstrate an interest in laying down their arms.
Big black cock West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says deals have been signed in the past few years but all have failed to bring the country back to peace and stability.
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CAR violence: Deadly clashes in Bria despite ceasefire deal
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At least one hundred people have been killed in fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR), a day after a ceasefire was signed inbetween rebels and the government.
The mayor of the town of Bria, north-east of the capital Bangui, said figures were lounging in the streets.
The truce, signed in Rome on Monday, included an instant ceasefire.
It was intended to bring armed groups into the political process in exchange for ending attacks.
Town Mayor Maurice Belikoussou told the Associated Press that dozens of wounded were seeking treatment at the local hospital.
Witnesses told the news agency that fighting had erupted early on Tuesday inbetween the anti-Balaka militia and rebels from the group known as FPRC, who were once part of the Seleka movement.
Thousands of people have been killed and hundreds of thousands displaced in the CAR since mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted President Francois Bozize in 2013.
The stir triggered a backlash from mostly Christian militias, called the anti-Balaka.
The UN said in May that almost all the residents of Bria had fled the town.
After violence erupted last month, 38,500 people left in just three days, it said.
The peace agreement was brokered by the Sant’ Egidio Catholic Community in Rome in the wake of years of sectarian violence and the deployment of a long-running UN peacekeeping mission to the country.
More than a dozen militia groups agreed to end hostilities instantaneously and to co-operate with a truth, justice and reconciliation commission.
But observers say armed groups have yet to showcase an interest in laying down their arms.
Big black cock West Africa correspondent Thomas Fessy says deals have been signed in the past few years but all have failed to bring the country back to peace and stability.