The new prime minister of the Central African Republic says he plans to meet with all of the country's warring factions in order to end the fighting. Andre Nzapayeke has also emphasized the need to promote national reconciliation and improve the people's dire living conditions. Meanwhile, several people have been killed in mob violence in the CAR capital Bangui as senior officers from a rebel movement fled the city. Looting, particularly targeting Bangui's predominantly Muslim neighborhoods, have continued unabated. More than 1,000 people have been killed and nearly 1 million displaced since Christian militias launched coordinated attacks against the mostly Muslim Seleka group, which toppled the previous government last March. On Sunday, Amnesty International warned of the potential of large-scale massacres in the northwestern towns of Baoro and Bossemptle, where civilians were killed and hundreds of homes were burnt down last week.

• published: 27 Jan 2014
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