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Central African Republic appeals for peacekeepers
Published in Saudi Press Agency on 02 - 11 - 2006


Central African Republic urged the
international community on Thursday to back words with action by
sending peacekeeping troops to its remote northeast region
bordering Sudan, where rebels have seized a major town, according to Reuters.
The capture of Birao on Monday by an armed group Central
African officials said came across the Sudanese border has
increased fears of an escalation to neighbouring states of the
long-running conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region.
Central African Republic President Francois Bozize on
Wednesday cut short a trip to attend an Africa-China summit in
Beijing to deal with the threat posed by the rebels, who are
demanding he agrees to talks on power sharing.
The anti-Bozize rebel coalition which has claimed the
capture of Birao, the UFDR, said it was waiting to see whether
the government would launch a counterattack to try to retake the
town, or agree to talks.
"We'll be staying in Birao," UFDR spokesman Capt. Abakar
Sabone told Reuters by telephone. "What we want is a round table
to discuss sharing power, without exclusions," he said.
Central African Republic, a former French colony and one of
the poorest nations on earth, has accused neighbour Sudan of
arming and directing the rebel raiders. The Sudanese government
on Wednesday rejected the accusation.
Gonda said Bozize had received messages of support from
France and from regional allies like Chad, which has also
accused Khartoum of backing rebel incursions from Darfur.
But he added Bozize's government wanted "concrete aid" from
the international community.
"Concretely, we want the positioning of (international
peacekeeping) troops in the region," Gonda said.


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