[RED DEMOCRATICA] CAR officials resign following pressure from African leaders

 

Quote of the Day | Excerpts from UN Dispatch | WFP's Cousin requests more access to deliver food aid in Syria Created for eleccion@yahoogroups.com |  Web Version   January 10, 2014 FOLLOW THE UN FOUNDATION     News covering the UN and the world SIGN UP | FORWARD | ADVERTISE | DONATE Top Story CAR officials resign following pressure from African leaders Michel Djotodia, the interim president of Central African Republic, and Nicolas Tiengay, the CAR prime minster, have resigned under pressure from African leaders at a summit in Chad. A French official urged replacements to be named soon. 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