Central African Republic: Concerns Over Food Availability As Rebels Advance

Bangui — A humanitarian team on an assessment mission to Bria, northern Central African Republic (CAR), found a shortage of meat in the area, a sign that most of its cattle-breeding residents had fled because of rebel activity, a United Nations official said on Thursday.

At the same time, a rebel coalition that has already captured three towns in the north claimed it had captured a fourth town on Wednesday. The town of Ouadda, in the northeastern prefecture of Haute-Kotto, reportedly fell into rebel hands after government troops there joined the rebellion.

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