By John Stephen Katende

25^th March 2013:

The Seleka rebels in Central African Republic on Sunday marched on the capital Bangui and forced President Francois Bozize to flee into neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo after the collapse of the January power-sharing deal that had been holding the country together.

“The rebels control the town,” said presidency spokesman Gaston Mackouzangba. “I hope there will not be any reprisals.”  Government spokesman Crepin Mboli-Goumba said the Seleka rebels controlled all the strategic locations in the city.

A Paris-based rebel spokesman said the rebel leadership was telling its fighters to restrain from “looting or score-settling”.  The deposed President Francois Bozize is said to have crossed the Oubangi River into the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Sunday morning.

According to reports on twitter, the DRC government has requested the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) to take Bozize’s 25 member strong family out of the border town.  END: Login to www.ugandacorrespondent.com every Monday to read our top stories mid-week for our updates

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