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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Mar 23, 2013 04:32pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Hippolyte Marboua |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Saturday, March 23, 2013 10:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Hundreds of rebels penetrated the capital of Central African Republic on Saturday, posing the gravest threat to President Francois Bozize's government in a decade.
The rebels, who signed a peace agreement in January that was to allow Bozize to stay in power until 2016, have threatened to overthrow the country's leader unless he meets their demands.
The rebels come from several different armed groups that have long challenged the government. They are now accusing Bozize of failing to abide by the terms of the latest deal signed two months ago, with the help of mediators from neighboring countries.
Fighters rapidly seized a dozen towns in December and January but never entered the capital of Bangui before agreeing to negotiations.
Guy Moussa, who lives in the PK12 neighborhood on the north side of the city, told The Associated Press that hundreds of rebels had entered the city around 6 p.m.
Panicked residents cowered in their homes, many shrouded in darkness after rebels took out a power station supplying parts of Bangui.
Earlier in the afternoon, non-essential United Nations personnel taking a bus to the airport were stopped by a group of angry youths.
"No one leaves this country. You will stay here. If we die, we all die together," the youths shouted, according to U.N. employee Debonheur Deotar. |
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