Now that more news organizations and humanitarian agencies are on the ground in Bangui and its surrounding area in the Central African Republic there is more information on Twitter that we can all follow to get a clearer picture about what is happening in real time.
As you might know there is increasing sectarian violence in the Central African Republic spurred on by a Muslim government takeover this spring. Now Christians and Muslims are killing one another in vigilante violence and inter-religious warfare. People are taking up guns, machetes, and homemade weapons and are roaming the streets in search of their now perceived enemies. Historically while the Central African Republic has remained unstable since its independence from France, reports say this is the first sign of religious warfare in the country.
Below are some of the journalists and humanitarian organizations we are following closely.
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- Avoid Mass Slaughter: U.N. Peacekeepers Needed To Protect Civilians During #CARCrisis @AmbassadorPower @StateDept (amnestyusa.org)
- Reports on Central African Republic’s Humanitarian Needs (thelede.blogs.nytimes.com)
- Have You Seen What’s Happening in the Central African Republic? (amnestyusa.org)
- More peacekeepers head to Central African Republic (bigstory.ap.org)
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