The two factions are fighting for control of taxes levied on Fulani herders during the current seasonal migration. The fighting broke out between the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic and the Union for Peace in Central Africa. By AFPMore by this AuthorBANGUIClashes between rival armed groups in the Central African Republic have left at least 16 people dead and displaced several thousand civilians, the UN said Wednesday, warning of "targeted assassinations" against ethnic Fulani. The fighting broke out between the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) and the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC). France last month withdrew a military mission it deployed in December 2013 to stabilise the country, leaving the UN's 12,500-strong MINUSCA peacekeeping mission to protect civilians from armed groups.

Source: Daily Nation November 24, 2016 03:17 UTC