By Fatih Hafiz Mehmet
ANKARA (AA) – The Central African Republic (CAR) and 14 armed groups on Saturday reached a peace agreement during talks in the Sudanese capital Khartoum, the UN announced.
“Central African @GouvCF and 14 armed groups reached an agreement at Kharthoum peace talks – The meeting started on 24 January with @AU_Chergui facilitation and @UN support, ” United Nations Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) said on Twitter.
After the peace deal was concluded, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, tweeted: “Let us mobilize to support the implementation of the peace agreement. ”
The CAR has been wracked by violence since Seleka rebels ousted then President Francois Bozize in 2013.
Fierce fighting has continued between the Muslim Seleka and Christian anti-Balaka rebels, forcing nearly half the country's population to depend on humanitarian assistance, according to the UN.
