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Chapter Four: Sub-Saharan Africa

Chapter Four: Sub-Saharan Africa Chapter Four Sub-Saharan Africa Central African Republic Central African Republic experi- Key statistics 2013 2014 enced deepening violence in 2014, as Conflict intensity: High High the country’s predominately Muslim Fatalities: 600 6,000 rebels clashed with vigilante groups New IDPs: 940,000 200,000 made up of Christians and animists. New refugees: 90,000 The conflict had been sparked by the Muslim Séléka rebellion of March 2013, which unseated President François Bozizé. Initially led by Michel Djotodia, who replaced Bozizé, the rebels were accused of carrying out mass atrocities that targeted Central African Republic’s Christian majority. Although Djotodia officially disbanded his alliance after six months, he was by that time unable to restrain Séléka fighters. The ensuing violence led to the emergence of Christian anti-balaka (anti-machete) militias, who carried out revenge attacks on Muslim civilians. A flawed ceasefire agreement The Central African political leadership had progressively diminishing control of the crisis, as was suggested by widespread reports of lynching, mutilation RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia TURKEY Kabardino- SEA 1999–2009 21,000 Balkaria Abkhazia Abkhazia Aleppo Chechnya 1974– 5,000 GEORGIA GEORGIA SYRIA CYPRUS Dagestan South South Latakia Deir ez-Zor Ossetia Ossetia Nicosia Hama Tbilisi FEDERATION Homs Palmyra AZERBAIJAN 1982–2006 35,000 TURKEY ARMENIA Baku LEBANON Beirut http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Armed Conflict Survey Taylor & Francis

Chapter Four: Sub-Saharan Africa

Armed Conflict Survey , Volume 1 (1): 56 – Jan 1, 2015
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Chapter Four Sub-Saharan Africa Central African Republic Central African Republic experi- Key statistics 2013 2014 enced deepening violence in 2014, as Conflict intensity: High High the country’s predominately Muslim Fatalities: 600 6,000 rebels clashed with vigilante groups New IDPs: 940,000 200,000 made up of Christians and animists. New refugees: 90,000 The conflict had been sparked by the Muslim Séléka rebellion of March 2013, which unseated President François Bozizé. Initially led by Michel Djotodia, who replaced Bozizé, the rebels were accused of carrying out mass atrocities that targeted Central African Republic’s Christian majority. Although Djotodia officially disbanded his alliance after six months, he was by that time unable to restrain Séléka fighters. The ensuing violence led to the emergence of Christian anti-balaka (anti-machete) militias, who carried out revenge attacks on Muslim civilians. A flawed ceasefire agreement The Central African political leadership had progressively diminishing control of the crisis, as was suggested by widespread reports of lynching, mutilation RUSSIAN FEDERATION Karachay- CASPIAN Cherkessia TURKEY Kabardino- SEA 1999–2009 21,000 Balkaria Abkhazia Abkhazia Aleppo Chechnya 1974– 5,000 GEORGIA GEORGIA SYRIA CYPRUS Dagestan South South Latakia Deir ez-Zor Ossetia Ossetia Nicosia Hama Tbilisi FEDERATION Homs Palmyra AZERBAIJAN 1982–2006 35,000 TURKEY ARMENIA Baku LEBANON Beirut

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