Anti-balaka

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Anti-balaka is a name for a group of Christian militias in the Central African Republic. They are the main militias fighting the Seleka rebels.[1] Anti-balaka means "anti- machete" or "anti-sword" in the local Sango and Mandja languages.[2]

In September 2021, Eugène Ngaïkosset, anti-balaka leader and former member of President François Bozizé's close guard, was arrested. Eugène Ngaïkosset is accused of numerous crimes in the CAR.[3]

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  1. key players retrieved 18 January 2013
  2. Smith, David (22 November 2013) Unspeakable horrors in a country on the verge of genocide The Guardian, Retrieved 23 November 2013
  3. Smith, David (22 November 2013) Centrafrique : le chef anti-balaka Eugène Ngaïkosset arrêté Radio France International, 04 September 2021