Checkpoint near Sibut, CAR. File photoMOSCOW, May 14.Ten people were killed in an attack by militants on the village of Bokobolo in the central part of the Central African Republic (CAR), Agence France-Presse reports citing a representative of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) ).It is noted that the attack, in which members of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) rebel group are suspected, took place on Monday. >The new prime minister of the Central African Republic spoke about the priorities of his work «Armed elements from the UPC committed acts of violence against the population, killing 10 people,» MINUSCA spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Abdul Aziz Ouedraogo, told the agency on Saturday. Bangui saw clashes between militants of the former Islamist group and opposing Christian rebels. According to the UN, at the end of July 2018, during the conflict, up to 1 million people were forced to leave their homes, about 6 thousand people died. On February 6, 2019, the CAR authorities and representatives of armed groups, following almost two weeks of negotiations in Khartoum, signed a peace agreement , which is designed to put an end to the long-term conflict in the country. The parties agreed that the organization of free and inclusive elections is the only way to ensure the change of power in the country. In addition, the government committed itself to ensuring the freedom to form parties or political movements. It was also decided to create the necessary conditions for the voluntary return of refugees. On January 18, the Constitutional Court of the Central African Republic announced the final results of the presidential elections on December 27, 2020. The victory was won by the current head of state, Faustin Archange Touadera, who received 53.16% of the vote in the first round. For his closest rival — the leader of the party «Union for Central African Renaissance» Anise Georges Dologele — 21.9% of voters voted. The opposition and rebel armed groups did not recognize the results of the elections — the government reported about attempts by the rebels to attack Bangui. 2022
