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Over 200,000 flee 'apocalyptic' conflict in Central African Republic

FILE PHOTO: A woman who fled the violent rebellion in Central African Republic (CAR) sits with her family as they wait for their identification process in the border town of Garoua Boulai, Cameroon January 7, 2021. [Reuters]

More than 200,000 people have fled fighting in the Central African Republic (CAR) since violence erupted over a December election result, the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) said on Friday, with nearly half crossing into the Democratic Republic of Congo.

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