Threatened Muslim Minority in CAR Seeks Refuge

The U.N. refugee agency says hundreds of Muslims in the Central African Republic threatened by mainly Christian militias must be urgently relocated to safer areas.  The UNHCR says 474 Muslims from the Peuhl ethnic minority have been trapped for months in the town of Yaloke, living in deplorable conditions. It says the besieged group is living in a state of fear, confined to an overcrowded site for internally displaced people.   The assessment team found severe malnourishment,...

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