A Muslim rebel
leader in the Central African Republic (CAR) has declared an autonomous
state in his northeastern stronghold after rejecting upcoming elections
aimed at ending years of conflict.
A spokesman and
chief lieutenant for Nourredine Adam, the leader of a splinter faction
of the Muslim Seleka rebel group, said the Republic of Logone was
proclaimed in the northeast on Monday.
"What we want first
of all is autonomy. Then we'll look at how to move towards
independence," Maouloud Moussa told Reuters from the group's
headquarters in the town of Kaga-Bandoro.
"Muslims are
marginalised ... The north has been abandoned by the central government.
There are no roads, no hospitals, no schools."The spokesman for
Central African Republic's transitional government immediately denounced
the rebels' declaration, Reuters reported. "We call upon the
international community and the international forces present in Central
African Republic to do everything possible to neutralise the capacity to
do harm of these terrorists," said Dominique Said Panguindji.
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