Defense Minister Loses Job In Cabinet Reshuffle
September 13 2017
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. ...
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