By AFPMore by this AuthorBANGUIPeace negotiations between armed militias and the government of Central African Republic have been suspended, mainly over the issue of amnesty, a governmental source told AFP Friday. The latest round of peace talks sponsored by the African Union had opened in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on January 24. AMNESTYUnder pressure from Western allies, Bangui has always refused amnesty for warlords, several of whom are under UN sanctions or cited for human rights violations in UN reports. The talks in Khartoum aim to reach an accord and put in place a follow-up committee to try to establish peace in CAR, a country ravaged by war since 2012. WEAPONSA UN sanctions committee has already granted several exemptions to allow shipments of weapons to the poorly-equipped army.

Source: Daily Nation February 01, 2019 16:18 UTC