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CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Peace Agreement

CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Peace Agreement Bozize is allowed to stay, but his Prime Minister must come from the opposition. Rebels in the Central African Republic said on January 2nd they were suspending their advance and would hold peace talks with the government, after regional armies sent reinforcements to stop them reaching the capital. The Seleka rebel coalition's lightning three‐week advance from the north of the country to within striking distance of the capital Bangui in the south had raised fears of a spreading crisis and drawn regional calls for negotiations with the government in the Gabonese capital Libreville. Rebel spokesman Eric Massi announced the rebels were ready to talk, saying: “I confirm that we have decided to suspend the offensive towards Bangui, and that we will send a delegation to Gabon to participate in peace talks.” The talks started on January 8th and were mediated by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso , under the aegis of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) . Massi said the rebels did not believe President Francois Bozize ,whom they accused of failing to honour a 2007 peace deal, was sincere in his offer to take part in unconditional talks and still demanded his http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 2013
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0001-9844
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1467-825X
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10.1111/j.1467-825X.2013.04903.x
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Bozize is allowed to stay, but his Prime Minister must come from the opposition. Rebels in the Central African Republic said on January 2nd they were suspending their advance and would hold peace talks with the government, after regional armies sent reinforcements to stop them reaching the capital. The Seleka rebel coalition's lightning three‐week advance from the north of the country to within striking distance of the capital Bangui in the south had raised fears of a spreading crisis and drawn regional calls for negotiations with the government in the Gabonese capital Libreville. Rebel spokesman Eric Massi announced the rebels were ready to talk, saying: “I confirm that we have decided to suspend the offensive towards Bangui, and that we will send a delegation to Gabon to participate in peace talks.” The talks started on January 8th and were mediated by Republic of Congo President Denis Sassou Nguesso , under the aegis of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) . Massi said the rebels did not believe President Francois Bozize ,whom they accused of failing to honour a 2007 peace deal, was sincere in his offer to take part in unconditional talks and still demanded his

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series – Wiley

Published: Feb 1, 2013

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