The latest clashes between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have left 85 dead, a government official said Monday, in what the UN warns is a worsening situation. The Central African Republic is struggling to emerge from a civil war which erupted in 2013 following the overthrow of former president Francois Bozize, a Christian, by a Seleka coalition. The government is trying to bring together 14 armed groups under a disarmament deal in the former French colony. Fighting is taking place between the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) and the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC). Condemning the latest violence, Dieng’s statement warned of “the risk that it could result in reprisal attacks and rapidly escalate”.

Source: Hindustan Times November 29, 2016 03:42 UTC