Defense Minister Loses Job In Cabinet Reshuffle

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera has fired his defense minister amid increasing violence, reports Reuters.

Levy Yakate was dismissed on Tuesday evening as part of a wider Cabinet shuffle, according to a state radio broadcast, as cited by ENCA.com.

Fighting has spiked this year between various factions of Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian anti-balaka militias. The U.N. warned this month ethnic fighting could spiral into an even larger conflict. ...