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| Ex-C.Africa President Renamed as Head of Seleka Militia |
| 2014-07-13 |
| [An Nahar] The former president of war-torn Central African Republic Michel Djotodia, who led the rebel Seleka ...a 'mainly' Moslem rebel force in the Central African Republic that overthrew the govt, imposed a regime of rapine and looting on the country's non-Moslem population, and was then tossed by France. They still exist, getting funding and weapons from somewhere or other, licking their wounds, complaining about the oppression of Moslems, and occasionally raping and looting someone... militia that swept him to power last year, was renamed head of the movement on Saturday. Djotodia fled power in January under strong international pressure for his failure to rein in rogue ex-rebels, who relentlessly murdered, raped and looted civilians. "As well as the continuation of Djotodia, the former second- and third-in-command, Nourredine Adam and Mohammed Moussa Dhaffane, were reappointed during the general assembly," a source close to Seleka told Agence La Belle France Presse. The ex-president of the landlocked former French colony is subject to United States and United Nations ...an idea whose time has gone... sanctions as is Seleka's second-in-command Adam, and former president Francois Bozize. Seleka, which is still engaged in violence in central and northern regions, has been plagued by infighting since it was forced from Bangui in January, in part due to the intervention of French and African troops in December 2013. |
| Posted by:Fred |