موقع وجه أفريقيا موقع وجه أفريقيا هو موقع مهتم بمتابعة التطورات في القارة الأفريقية
Voters in the Central African Republic go to the polls for a second round of legislative elections on Sunday, amid an atmosphere of violence following a surge in fighting and attacks since presidential elections in December.
Run-off votes will be held in 49 constituencies, and another 69 areas will hold the first round of voting, where the security situation in December made holding elections impossible.
Rebels attacked the capital Bangui at the start of the year, forcing hundreds of thousands of people from their homes, raising concerns that the country was deteriorating back into sectarian conflict.
CAR rebels step up violence with second attack in two days
President Faustin Archange Touadéra was re-elected in December, but opposition parties, said to be supported by former president François Bozizé, rejected the results, and the polls were beset with problems due to security threats.
UN peacekeepers
The UN force in the CAR (MINUSCA) said it was satisfied with the preparation for the 14 March polls, saying that their force was much stronger and better positioned to help secure the elections.
Abdoul-Aziz Fall, spokesperson for MINUSCA, said the UN peacekeepers had been at full capacity for the 27 December polls, both fighting off rebel attacks and helping to transport electoral materials.
