CAR after Pope’s visit
Just weeks since the historic visit of Pope Francis to the war-torn Central African Republic and there are already fears that the conflict that has blighted the country has returned with additional vigor.
The pontiff had earlier described Muslims and Christians as ‘brothers and sisters’ during a visit to the only remaining Muslim neighborhood in the Central African Republic’s capital, Bangui.
The papal visit shone a spotlight on an increasingly volatile political situation inside CAR that has been given scant international attention. Sectarian violence by the majority Christian militia, fuelled by politico-economic factors, has driven away many Muslims from the CAR to neighboring countries.
Today, the capital, which once had 122,000 Muslims, has only around 15,000, according to Human Rights Watch.
The militias have attacked the symbols of Islam in the country – destroying mosques and attacking civilians in traditional religious attire. More worrying has been the violence perpetrated by mobs resulting in the killing of Muslims in often horrific fashion.
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