France, Africa must treat CAR conflict as war, ex-PM says

[…] Anicet Dologuele, who plans to run for president in the next election, said interim authorities needed to do more to prevent the escalation in religious violence to help restore the people’s faith in the country’s politicians.

“This is a war. This is not just a mission to disarm a few who are willing. This is a war of French forces and the MISCA against the Seleka forces”, he said on Saturday on the sidelines of the World Policy Conference in Monaco. […]