Ethnic Cleansing in Central African Republic

Millennial has been tracking the crisis in Central African Republic in our Around the Web posts since August, when we linked to an article that stated:

“The landlocked former French colony – one of the poorest places on earth – has been plunged into chaos since the Seleka rebels seized power from President Francois Bozize four months ago, triggering a humanitarian crisis in the heart of Africa.”

Fabrice Musoni recently wrote about the crisis and ways a disaster might be averted. However, violence has been escalating, and we are now witnessing the ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population. Amnesty International has a short video describing recent developments: