République centrafricaine (RCA) Revue de Presse Quotidienne

République centrafricaine (RCA)
Revue de Presse Quotidienne
13 Février 2014 (ANGLAIS & FRANCAIS)
France says ‘partition’ must be prevented in war-torn Central African Republic - France’s Defence
Minister Jean-Yves le Drian says the conflict-torn Central African Republic must not be allowed to split.
He was speaking on his latest visit to the former French colony. Rising religious violence there has
prompted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to warn that de facto ‘partition’ between Muslims and
Christians is a real risk. http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/12/france-says-partition-must-beprevented-in-war-torn-central-african-republic/
Mass grave found in Central African Republic; U.N. warns of 'cleansing' - A Reuters witness saw at least
a dozen decomposed bodies at the military camp in the 200 Villas neighborhood of Bangui, where
Seleka fighters have been stationed for several months. The bodies had been stuffed into a large
underground chamber, possibly a septic tank. Pastor Antoine Mboa Bogo, head of the local Red Cross,
confirmed the existence of the grave and said his staff would return to the camp on Thursday to
determine the number of dead. It is not known who committed the killings.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/12/us-central-african-idUSBREA1B1PF20140212
Ethnic cleansing of CAR's Muslims alleged - Heavily armed Muslim soldiers from the former Seleka
rebel movement control this town, patrolling and manning checkpoints. On the outskirts, Christian
militias have set up camp, determined to seize power. “This is our fear,” Aboud Dieng, the top U.N.
humanitarian official for the Central African Republic, said during a recent visit to this town. “The Seleka
say they will try to partition the country. This is a very important part of the country where they may be
trying to establish a stronghold to control the rest of the country.”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/town-in-the-central-african-republic-braces-for-warbetween-christians-and-muslims/2014/02/12/2c0eb9d2-9325-11e3-b3f7-f5107432ca45_story.html
Briefing: Who are the anti-balaka of CAR? - On 10 February, Gen Francisco Soriano, commander of
Sangaris, the French peacekeeping mission in the Central African Republic (CAR), condemned the antibalaka militia as the main enemy of peace in the country, and vowed that the mission would
concentrate its efforts against them. His statement came just before Amnesty International charged
international peacekeepers with having failed to prevent the ethnic cleansing of Muslim civilians in
western CAR. This IRIN briefing looks at the threat posed by the anti-balaka to Muslims and to the CAR
population in general. http://www.irinnews.org/report/99634/briefing-who-are-the-anti-balaka-of-car
La Centrafrique va-t-elle être coupée en deux ? - Victimes de violences interreligieuses et de
représailles, après le départ du pouvoir de l'ex-rébellion séléka, les civils musulmans sont obligés de fuir
le sud de la Centrafrique. L'ONU redoute une partition du pays.
http://www.francetvinfo.fr/monde/centrafrique/la-centrafrique-va-t-elle-etre-coupee-endeux_527995.html
La France piégée dans la tragédie de la Centrafrique - En Centrafrique (RCA), l'armée française est dans
une situation de plus en plus intenable. Trop faible, beaucoup trop faible, le contingent français est
aujourd'hui le témoin impuissant de ce que l'on doit maintenant qualifier par son nom, après avoir
longtemps hésité : une épuration ethnique dont les communautés musulmanes sont les victimes.
Accusés de passivité, la France et ses soldats ne le seront-ils pas un jour de complicité ?
http://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2014/02/12/la-france-piegee-dans-la-tragedie-de-lacentrafrique_4364851_3212.html
Disclaimer : Les articles sélectionnés dans cette revue de presse ont pour but d’informer sur la situation humanitaire
de la RCA ou sur le contexte général. Cette sélection d'articles ne reflète pas forcément la position de OCHA
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