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The Seleka rebels who overthrew Central African Republic's president are now demanding that they be paid before they disarm.Seleka Lt. Ali Alkanto said Saturday that his fighters should receive salaries before they lay down their arms.He said if the new government doesn't pay the rebels there could be violent clashes.The demand raises concerns about growing dissent within the rebel movement.Seleka now controls the national government, headed by Michel Djotodia, although observers say those in the capital wield little control over the rebels who are in the country's north.While the rebels await payment, senior Seleka leaders have set up residence at the countrkly's only luxury hotel.Seleka is made up of a coalition of several different rebel groups....
An adviser says the president of Central African Republic has fled the capital after the city came under attack from rebels seeking to overthrow him.Maximin Olouamat...
A coalition of rebel groups in Central African Republic is threatening to take up arms again if the government doesn't meet its demands.The coalition, known as Selek...
Pope Francis has called for an end to the violence and looting that has accompanied the weekend coup in the Central African Republic in his first such appeal for pea...
U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague says a British safari driver jailed in the Central African Republic on suspicion of killing 13 people has returned to Britain af...
An angry mob stoned to death a 17-year-old soldier in Central African Republic who had been freed from a rebel group and moved to the capital for his own safety only...
The WWF said in a statement that suspected poachers belonging to the Seleka rebel group have entered one of Africa's most unique elephant habitats in the Central Afr...
Central African Republic rebel leader Michel Djotodia has been elected president by the National Transitional Council.Djotodia was the only candidate and was elected...
Rebels in Central African Republic have taken another town under their control just days after they said they were halting their advance.Regional official Jean-Bapti...
A rebel spokesman says that fighters of the Union of Democratic Forces for Unity rebel group have taken three towns in the north of the Central African Republic.Cont...
As rebels advance in Central African Republic, France has deployed an additional 180 troops to protect its interests.Col. Thierry Burkhard told The Associated Press ...
The U.N. Security Council is welcoming the cease-fire agreement and peace deal in the Central African Republic that will allow President Francois Bozize to stay in o...
British safari driver David Simpson was released after five months of incarceration in the Central African Republic on suspicion of killing 13 people.Deputy Prosecut...
Central African Republic's interim government says it is investigating what it claims are human rights abuses committed under the rule of deposed president Francois ...
Hundreds of rebels who helped overthrow the former president of Central African Republic are gathering in the capital to be sure their demands are met by the new lea...
The head of the South African army says soldiers who will join a United Nations military mission in Congo will be adequately prepared even though his overall force i...
The State Department has closed its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordered the ambassador and his diplomatic team to leave the country as rebels there c...
The State Department has closed its embassy in the Central African Republic and ordered the ambassador and his diplomatic team to leave the country as rebels there c...
Gabon government officials say that talks on the crisis in Central African Republic began with representatives of the government, rebels and other groups gathering i...
South African President Jacob Zuma says his government is sending 400 army troops to the Central African Republic.Zuma's office issued a statement Sunday saying that...