'The president (Faustin Archange Touadera) has just snuffed out the hope of the Central African people in the Khartoum peace agreement.'
The peace deal was agreed in Sudan between the Bangui government and the 14 CAR armed groups controlling most of the territory in the strife-scarred country.
The agreement called for a series of confidence-building measures, such as establishing joint patrols and the creation of a truth and justice commission within 90 days.CAR has been struggling to recover from the bloodletting that erupted when former president Francois Bozize, a Christian, was overthrown in 2013 by mainly Muslim Seleka rebels.
Former colonial ruler France intervened militarily under a UN mandate, pushing the Seleka from power, and a 12,000-strong UN peacekeeping mission, known as MINUSCA, was established to help restore stability. Despite elections in 2016, the country is still engulfed in regular clashes. The armed groups control about 80 percent of the CAR.
The conflict has left thousands dead and forced a quarter of the population of 4.5 million from their homes.
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