Central African Republic Rebels Allow Return of State Officials
An armed group in the Central African Republic said it will allow some state officials to return to the territory it controls in the northeast.
Pedestrians and a FPRC member in Birao, northern Central African Republic, on Dec. 20, 2017.
Photographer: Alexis Huguet/AFP/Getty Images
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An armed group in the Central African Republic said it will allow some state officials to return to the territory it controls in the northeast, signaling its willingness to join the disarmament process in the war-torn nation.
The mainly Muslim group, known by its acronym FPRC, will give access to military prefects so that “the suffering” of the population in the Vakaga prefecture can be alleviated as state authority is gradually restored, according to a statement signed by its leader, Noureddine Adam. The prefects can be accompanied by two bodyguards each.