CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels

Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been killed and nearly one-million displaced. Donor nations and aid agencies met in Brussels Monday to ensure the ongoing humanitarian crisis continues to be addressed. In March of 2013, Muslim Seleka rebels toppled CAR’s government, seizing power in the mostly Christian country. But in the following months, many rebels...

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