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             CAR Interim Leader Vows to Restore Security in Bangui

   The Central African Republic`s new interim president says he is taking
   steps to restore security in the capital, Bangui.
   The city has been terrorized by six weeks of political and ethnic
   violence that has displaced nearly 500,000 Bangui residents.
   In an interview with VOA , Alexandre Nguendet says he met Sunday with
   with local militias who, in his words, agreed to make peace.
   Mr. Nguendet says he is also creating a task force with police and
   security forces to restore order.
   He said "They will neutralize any individual who tries to vandalize. I
   swear there will be no gunshot in Bangui within a week."
   The interim leader called on former colonial power France and other
   countries for what he called "exceptional budgetary help" to pay civil
   servants who have not been played for four months.
   Mr. Nguendet was named interim president after rebel
   leader-turned-president Michel Djotodia resigned Friday, after failing
   to stem months of chaos and violence in the CAR.
   The U.N. refugee agency said Monday that the number of people displaced
   from their homes nationwide has topped 1 million, including 86,000 who
   have fled to neighboring countries.
   Reporter Nick Long is in the CAR capital, Bangui. He tells VOA that
   according to a report from the U.N. humanitarian agency, living
   conditions for most of the country`s people are growing desperate.
   "A great majority of communities are reporting that the number of meals
   people eat every day has dropped from three to one. Everywhere people
   have lost their livelihoods, and everywhere people are saying they
   don`t have enough seeds for the next planting season. And there`s a
   lack of clean drinking water everywhere."
   Long says the U.N. report details especially bad conditions inside the
   displaced persons` camps.
   "It describes them as horrendous, with an average of up to 4,000 people
   per latrine at some of the biggest camps. So that just gives you an
   idea of the scale of the challenge that aid workers and indeed
   everybody faces."
   Long said Bangui appeared calm Monday after unrest and looting over the
   weekend. The Red Cross reported treating 60 people for wounds since
   Friday at the city`s main hospital.
   On Sunday, Mr. Nguendet appealed for calm while political leaders begin
   to work out a path toward new elections. A national transitional
   council is due the process of selecting a new interim president as
   early as Tuesday.
   The CAR has a long history of unrest since winning independence from
   France in 1960.
   The latest crisis began after mostly Muslim Seleka rebels overthrew
   President Francois Bozize last March. Abuses by the rebels triggered
   the rise of Christian defense groups and a cycle of killings and
   violence.
   Deployments of French and African troops have not been able to stop the
   violence, which has left more than 1,000 people dead.
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