Central African Republic descended into chaos in March 2013 when predominantly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power, triggering reprisals by "anti-balaka" Christian militias. Updated Tue, June 7th 2016 at 16:50 GMT +3Abidjan: Human Rights Watch on Tuesday accused soldiers from the Republic of Congo of killing 18 people, including women and children, while serving as United Nations and African Union peacekeepers in Central African Republic. in Central African Republic in September 2014 and has since come under fire for rights violations alleged to have been committed by its soldiers. "Simply rotating troops out of the Central African Republic with no further consequences sends the message that peacekeepers can get away with murder," Mudge said. The HRW said the U.N. force had insisted the Congolese troops implicated in the alleged killings in Boali be sent home and replaced by new units.

Source: Standard Digital June 07, 2016 13:30 UTC