Central African Republic struggles to disarm rebels
By Al Jazeera
26 July 2016 |
12:58 pm
A major challenge facing the newly-elected government in Central African Republic is to take away weapons from various armed groups. Rival militias hold huge arms caches, following a sectarian conflict that began in 2013.
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