CAR Rebel Leader Declares Autonomous Muslim State

A Muslim rebel leader in Central African Republic has declared an autonomous state in the country's north, further defying efforts to end three years of bloody instability. Noureddine Adam, the leader of the Seleka rebel faction that overthrew President Francois Bozize in 2013, proclaimed his stronghold the Republic of Logone in a statement released Monday from the town of Kaba-Bangoro. The declaration could derail the results of a referendum held Sunday on a proposed constitution...

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