CAR’s new President Dissolves Rebel Group

{{Central African Republic’s new president has dissolved the rebel alliance that swept him to power, a group that has since been blamed for a wave of violence.}}

State radio on Friday broadcast a decree by President Michel Djotodia, declaring the Seleka rebel group dissolved “throughout the national territory”.

Seleka rebels seized the capital, Bangui, and overthrew leader Francois Bozize on March 23, the latest in a series of coups in the country that remains one of the world’s poorest despite its mineral resources.

The rebels have carried on looting and killing indiscriminately, witnesses have said.

French President Francois Hollande last month called for urgent UN action to stop the country slipping further into chaos.

Djotodia, sworn in as the country’s new president last month, was a former Seleka leader.

It was unclear what impact the order would have on Seleka, a loose alliance made up of five organisations. His order came the same week he dismissed the head of the armed forces after days of clashes with other fighters still loyal to Bozize that left 100 people dead.

“The measure taken by President Michel Djotodia will change nothing in terms of the behavior of the militia known as Seleka.

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