CAR Rebels Seize Ninth Town; African Leaders Urge End to Clashes
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Rebels in Central African Republic captured a ninth town since resuming a rebellion on Dec. 10 to force the government to renegotiate a 2008 peace deal.
The fighters seized the town of Bambari, about 281 kilometers (174 miles) northeast of the capital, yesterday, Edouard Mathos, the bishop of the town, said in a phone interview. The northern towns of Ippy and Ndassima were taken by the rebel forces, known as Seleka, they said in a statement published on the website of Centrafrique-Presse, a news website.