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Part of Central African Republic Civil War ... around 15,000 Muslims have been besieged in PK5 district in Bangui, ... and destroyed more than 1,075 buildings. [8]
An internal conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) started essentially on 13 April 2013, when the government of President Michel Djotodia officially took over. The fighting was between the government of the Central African Republic's former Séléka coalition of rebel groups, who are mainly from the Muslim minority, and the mainly Christian anti-balaka coalition.
Islam accounts for approximately 8.9% (750,000 people) of the population of the Central African Republic, making it the second largest organized religion in the country after Christianity (90%). [1] The vast majority of Muslims are Sunni of Maliki school of jurisprudence .
The Central African Republic Civil War is an ongoing civil war in the Central African Republic (CAR) involving the government, rebels from the Séléka coalition, and Anti-balaka militias. In the preceding Central African Republic Bush War (2004–2007), the government of President François Bozizé fought with rebels until a peace agreement in ...
The Central African Republic is also estimated to be the unhealthiest country [15] as well as the worst country in which to be young. [16] The Central African Republic is a member of the United Nations, the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States, the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie and the Non-Aligned ...
The Islamic State – Central Africa Province [note 1] (abbreviated IS-CAP, also known as Central Africa Wilayah and Wilayat Wasat Ifriqiya) is an administrative division of the Islamic State (IS), a Salafi jihadist militant group and unrecognised quasi-state. As a result of a lack of information, the foundation date and territorial extent of ...
In Guanghe county, known as “Little Mecca” with an overwhelming Hui Muslim population, the Chinese authorities in 2020 “cancelled the registration of 12 mosques, closed down five mosques ...
The Anti-balaka (anti-machete) is an alliance [citation needed] of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by the Guardian to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. [3] However, some church leaders have contested the claimed exclusively Christian character of such groups. [4]