{{The ousted president of the Central African Republic (CAR) has accused Chad of helping the rebels that toppled him.}}<\/p>\n
Francois Bozize told the BBC it was “Chadian special forces” who led the final operation of last month’s rebellion, including an attack on a base of South African troops.<\/p>\n
Chad, which is hosting an emergency regional summit on CAR, has not commented on the allegations.<\/p>\n
Mr Bozize said he had requested but was refused a seat at the meeting.<\/p>\n
But South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma is one of those attending the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) summit.<\/p>\n
Thirteen South African soldiers were killed in the clashes in the capital, Bangui, when the Seleka rebel group seized power after a peace deal negotiated with Mr Bozize collapsed.<\/p>\n
The incident has caused controversy in South Africa. The governing ANC party has rejected accusations that the troops were there because of mining interests.<\/p>\n
South Africa’s government says they were training government forces and providing security.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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