With bags packed and no set return date, Central Africans are fleeing their country.<br /> <br />After a month of violence that has killed more than 1,000 people in the capital Bangui, hundreds are boarding emergency flights to neighboring Chad.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) BANGUI RESIDENT AND MUSLIM SHAFADE TANGABO SAYING:<br /> <br />"I am Central African but because there is so much tension here I have decided to leave to find some peace in N'Djamena. Afterwards, we will come back because we have no other homeland. Our ancestors came here in 1821."<br /> <br />Many at the airport are Muslims who say they fear reprisals from the 'anti-balaka' Christian militia.<br /> <br />The militia has been targeting Muslims -- including Muslims from Chad -- believed to be aiding the Seleka rebels.<br /> <br />So far, more than 2,700 people have flown out since December 21st.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) BANGUI RESIDENT AND MUSLIM, ADJA PINERA, SAYING:<br /> <br />"We cannot cope with this. That's why we want to flee the country and go

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The current turmoil in the Central African Republic is the subject of this edition of Utalk. Pierre in Paris asks: “In early December, France launched the Sangaris operation in the Central African Republic, but can it succeed on its own? Is a European military intervention possible under the EU’s defence and security policy?”<br /><br />Arnaud Danjean, MEP, Chair of the European Parliament’s subcommittee on Security and Defence responds: “Concerning your first question, we should recognise that France has never had the ambition to succeed on its own. <br /><br />“France is committed to supporting African forces that are already deployed on the ground and hopefully will continue to deploy in the Central African Republic.<br /><br />“So France is not alone, France is there in support of Africans and this is the mandate given to the French by the UN.<br /><br />“It’s wrong to think that it’s a solely a French operation. Having said that, one can ask are there enough French troops, or enough African troops. <br /><br />“There is cause for doubt. Because to secure, to intervene, and to disarm in such a chaotic situation as the one in Central African Republic, it can take a lot of time, a lot of effort, and it is doubtful that a contingent of 1,600 French soldiers is sufficient.<br /><br />“Concerning your second question on the possible involvement of Europe, I must say I’m also doubtful. Many European countries do not consider the situation in Central African Republic as a strategic and military priority. <br /><br />“Even if they are moved like everyone else by the situation, by the humanitarian plight, many European countries do not plan a military action in the Central African Republic. So, I doubt that European countries will be strongly committed. But, a European mission under the common security and defence policy is possible. Though it’s hard to say what the mandate of the mission would look like. How many people would be deployed?<br /><br />“It’s all very vague to me. Moreover, I doubt that a European contribution would be decisive, given the current situation in Central African Republic.”<br /><br />If you would also like to ask a question on Utalk, click on the button below. 

<p>Are foreign troops, especially those from France and Chad, in fact worsening the sectarian violence raking the Central African Republic?<br /><br />The Muslim community and the ex-Seleka rebels are accusing Paris of backing the Christian majority. And in a worrying echo, Christian leaders are accusing neighbouring Chad of siding with the Muslim minority. So is the international intervention in this troubled land making things worse? </p><br />Produced and prepared by Anelise Borges and Haxie Meyers-Belkin<br /><br />Visit our website:<br />http://www.france24.com<br /><br />Like us on Facebook:<br />https://www.facebook.com/FRANCE24.English<br /><br />Follow us on Twitter:<br />https://twitter.com/France24_en

Thousands of protesters gathered in the capital of the Central African Republic on Monday to call for peace in the strife-torn country, which has been beset by reports of widespread rape and violence since a March coup.Duration: 00:31

DW's Zigoto Tchaya reports on Nicole Nangbei, a woman who has opened a maternity clinic in Central African Republic.

The European Union member states are meeting other donors in Brussels to review the security situation in the Central African Republic.

The United Nations Security Council has voted to send a peacekeeping force of 12,000 troops to the Central African Republic.<br /><br />The 2,000 French troops already deployed there have also been authorised to support them.<br /><br />The UN will take over authority from a 5,600 strong African Union force currently working alongside the French.<br /><br />“The security situation in CAR remains volatile. African Union troops supported by the French troops are doing tremendous work to protect he civilian population. But its not yet enough.The resolution we just adopted is a key turning point,” said France’s ambassador to the UN Gerard Araud.<br /><br />The UN hopes to integrate as many of the AU troops as possible into its peacekeeping force.<br /><br />The French were the first into their former colony, after a Muslim-led coup last year led to violence against the majority Christians, who then formed militias to attack Muslims. The African Union joined them later, and an 800-strong EU force arrives shortly.<br /><br />“The UN or the international community will never solve a problem for any country in the world. But the UN will create the necessary framework where all citizens of the Central African Republic will sit, discuss, talk to each other, in order to find a lasting solution to the crisis in the Central African Republic,” said the CAR’s Foreign Minister Toussaint Kongo Doudou. <br /><br />Keeping the two sides apart is proving difficult, with both the Muslim Seleka militias and the Christian “anti-Balaka” forces opposing them turning on the peacekeepers at times, whose thinly-spread forces have been blamed for not restoring security.

Celebration in Central African Republic on Friday.<br/> <br />Residents of the capital Bangui cheered the resignation of interim President Michel Djotodia and his prime minister.<br/> <br />Earlier in the day, just before the resignations were announced, hundreds protested against his government.<br/> <br />Security forces standing nearby.<br/> <br />The resignations come after two days of summit talks in neighboring Chad.<br/> <br />Regional leaders had put pressure on Djotodia to step down.<br/> <br />He swept into power last year but failed to stop months of inter-religious violence in his country.<br/> <br />Cycles of carnage between Muslim and Christian militias has forced a million people from their homes and left more than a thousand dead.<br/> <br />A government statement said talks to decide the country's new leadership will come at a later date.

WARNING-STORY CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES<br /> <br />Anxious women wait as the Red Cross delivers more bodies to the morgue in the Central African Republic.<br /> <br />Residents there are aching from the violence, with many unable to find their relatives' bodies.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) BANGUI RESIDENT WHO LOST HER BROTHER, MADAME PAULINE, SAYING:<br /> <br />"I lost my little brother yesterday at 10 a.m. and we still haven't found his body amongst those here. I don't know. We're looking everywhere. We'll also go to the hospital to look for his body."<br /> <br />Violence between Muslim Seleka rebels and Christian militias that started in March escalated this week.<br /> <br />The Red Cross has collected over 280 bodies and says many more have been killed.<br /> <br />The unrest has displaced many in the capital Bangui.<br /> <br />This church courtyard is housing around 2,000 people.<br /> <br />(SOUNDBITE) (French) DISPLACED MAN, TOPO OUBANGUIN, SAYING:<br /> <br />"The Seleka elements who are out of control came shooting real bullets

UNHCR- Central African Republic refugees struggling to survive

UNHCR- Central African Republic refugees struggling to survive

Seleka rebels arrive in Bangui, the Central African Republic's capital.<br/> <br />With them is the country's newest leader, President Michel Djotodia, who prayed for peace during Friday prayers.<br/> <br />His rebel forces seized the capital last weekend in a violent takeover, but despite this, Djotodia struck a conciliatory tone.<br/> <br />(SOUNDBITE)(French) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC PRESIDENT, MICHEL DJOTODIA, SAYING (AS HE WALKS):<br/> <br />"The Peace of God for all, Muslims as well as Christians, we are all children of this country."<br/> <br />Djotodia plans to seek international help from the United States and France to retrain the country's undisciplined army, which was easily overrun by Seleka rebel fighters.<br/> <br />He also said his government would review mining and oil contracts signed by the previous administration.<br/> <br />Such statements appear to mark a change from the previous administration's close ties to South Africa.<br/> <br />The nation has deposits of gold, diamonds, oil and uranium, but these

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