Armed men stormed the Kangbayi prison on Sunday in the Democratic Republic of Congo, freeing more than 900 inmates, most of them charged with taking part in mass killings in the country’s restive northeast. – New York Times From 2013 to 2015, violence gripped the Central African Republic as mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized the government, triggering bloody reprisals by Christian “anti-Balaka” militias. As many as 6,000 people died in one of the world’s bloodiest sectarian conflicts….Today, however, traders trek to and from the capital carrying goods. A new water system is up and running. Refugee camps that once housed more than 415,000 people, according to the United Nations, are closing as their inhabitants return home. – Washington Times
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