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UN expert: C. African Republic risks genocide

By Cara Anna
Published January 22, 2014 11:49pm ET
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UN expert: C. African Republic risks genocide
A child runs by a burning house as Anti-Balaka Christan youth loot the Muslim market in the PK13 district of Bangui, Central African Republic, Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014. Hundreds of Anti-Balakas, helped by women and children, went on a rampage, burning and looting shops. Thirty civilian muslims, trapped inside their home, were later rescued by French forces assisted by Rwandan African Union peacekeepers. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay) | Jerome Delay

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. chief’s special adviser on genocide prevention is warning of a “high risk of crimes against humanity and of genocide” in the Central African Republic.

Adama Dieng and other U.N. officials briefed the Security Council on Wednesday on the continuing and unprecedented violence between Christians and Muslims in one of the world’s poorest countries.

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