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Central African transitional parliament chief (CNT) Alexandre-Ferdinand Nguendet, the head of Central African Republic’s (CAR) transitional assembly, gives a speech at the Gendarmerie headquarters in Bangui, January 13, 2014. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 13, 2014 | World
Bangui, Central African Republic, AP—The interim leader of the Central African Republic vowed on Monday that the era of anarchy in the tumultuous country was now over, a bold declaration made only days after the man who had seized power in a coup last year stepped...
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Former Central African Republic President Michel Djotodia in the capital, Bangui, on December 19, 2013. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay, File)
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 11, 2014 | World
Bangui, Reuters—Gunfire rang out, mosques were attacked and Muslim-owned shops and houses were looted overnight in the Central African Republic’s capital, and the former president left for exile in Benin after stepping down as part of a drive to restore order....