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Aid convoy beats blockade to reach Central African Republic's capital

9th February 2021

By: Reuters

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A convoy of humanitarian aid reached the capital of Central African Republic on Monday - the first since attacks by rebel groups blocked a major transport route from Cameroon in January, the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping mission said.

A surge in violence linked to a disputed December 27 election has forced more than 200 000 civilians to flee and brought other parts of the country to a standstill, stalling flows of food and driving up prices for basic goods in the capital Bangui.

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With an aerial escort, 13 of 100 blocked aid trucks were able to transport food and medicine along the 583-kilometre road to Bangui from the Cameroonian border, the mission said on Twitter.

Last week the government extended a state of emergency for six months as its army, supported by foreign troops, seeks to quell rebels trying to overturn the election won by the President Faustin-Archange Touadera.

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The country of nearly 5-million has failed to find stability since a 2013 rebellion ousted former president Francois Bozize.

The latest crisis was sparked by a court decision to bar Bozize from the December election, prompting attempts by a coalition of rebel groups known as the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) to disrupt the vote.

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