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  • Forces loyal to the Central African Republic government have retaken a second town on an arterial highway from rebels, the prime minister said Friday. "The town of Yaloke is liberated..." Prime Minister Firmin Ngrebada said on Facebook. "Congratulations to our defence forces and allies." By "allies", the CAR government usually refers to Rwandan troops and Russian paramilitaries. Yaloke is located nearly 200 kilometres (125 miles) northwest of the Bangui and lies on a major highway that links the landlocked nation's capital to neighbouring Cameroon. Earlier this week, loyalist forces retook the key town of Bossembele, around 150 kilometres (95 miles) northwest of Bangui and also on a vital road artery. Bossembele was one of the jumping-off points for armed rebel groups in an offensive launched against the capital in December, as they banded together under the name Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC) to try to prevent the re-election of President Faustin Archange Touadera. Eight years into a civil war, rebels control around two-thirds of the CAR's territory, with many districts unable to hold the December 27 ballot when Touadera was re-elected in the first round. But the presence of the 12,000-strong, well-armed and -equipped UN peacekeeping force, MINUSCA, has kept the CPC far from the capital, with help from hundreds of Rwandan troops and Russian paramilitaries sent to shore up the country's ragged army. On Friday, the CAR parliament approved a six-month extension to a state of emergency declared by the government to help combat armed groups it accuses of seeking to mount a coup. The vote was approved by oral consent, which means that the number of MPs in favour or opposed is unknown, the National Assembly's press service said. The state of emergency was first declared for two weeks on January 21, after militia groups tried to advance on Bangui ahead of presidential and legislative elections in December. clt/ach/wai
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  • Loyalist troops retake second CAR town from rebels: PM
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