Central African Republic death toll could exceed previous estimates

From Global development | The Guardian Wed Jul 16 2014, 15:55:24

Médecins sans Frontières survey of refugees reveals that families buried dead in secret amid safety concerns

Fighting in Central African Republic (CAR) may have claimed more lives than previously thought because many Muslim victims were never taken to state hospitals and families buried their dead at home amid security fears, according to aid workers.

Violence escalated in the former French colony after the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels ousted the government of President François Bozizé in March 2013 and the Seleka leader, Michel Djotodia, declared himself president of the majority Christian country.

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