Muslims under siege in Central African Republic
- 10 years ago
Life under siege in Central African Republic.
Muslim children in this war-torn country are going hungry.
Bloodshed and repeated attacks have left all Muslims huddling in one district of a former diamond town. They are learning to live without.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) TAILOR, ADOU KONE, SAYING:
"Everything is blocked, nothing comes in. It's very expensive to buy food. Our life is at a critical stage. It seems like we live in a prison, we don't have freedom, it's not freedom, or it's a freedom under surveillance. We don't understand it."
They are encircled by the anti-Balalaka -- a Christian militia that vows to kill muslims that step outside the perimeter.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) ANTI-BALAKA MILITIA CHIEF IN BODA, CAPTAIN DOPANI FIRMIN, SAYING:
"We can wait for 10 years for them to leave, and if they don't leave, we will still be there, holding our positions. We cannot accept to live together with Muslims long term."
While French and African Uni
Muslim children in this war-torn country are going hungry.
Bloodshed and repeated attacks have left all Muslims huddling in one district of a former diamond town. They are learning to live without.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) TAILOR, ADOU KONE, SAYING:
"Everything is blocked, nothing comes in. It's very expensive to buy food. Our life is at a critical stage. It seems like we live in a prison, we don't have freedom, it's not freedom, or it's a freedom under surveillance. We don't understand it."
They are encircled by the anti-Balalaka -- a Christian militia that vows to kill muslims that step outside the perimeter.
(SOUNDBITE) (French) ANTI-BALAKA MILITIA CHIEF IN BODA, CAPTAIN DOPANI FIRMIN, SAYING:
"We can wait for 10 years for them to leave, and if they don't leave, we will still be there, holding our positions. We cannot accept to live together with Muslims long term."
While French and African Uni