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                 Obama Orders Sanctions on 5 Top Figures in CAR

   by VOA News

   President Barack Obama has ordered sanctions against five top figures
   in the Central African Republic, including former president Francois
   Bozize and rebel leader Michel Djotodia.

   Obama's executive order, issued Tuesday, says there has been a
   breakdown of law and order in the C.A.R., along with the recruitment of
   child soldiers and atrocities against civilians, including rape,
   kidnappings, and attacks on schools and hospitals.

   All U.S. assets belonging to the five C.A.R. officials are frozen.

   The United Nations also imposed sanctions on Bozize and two others
   earlier this week.

   The C.A.R. sank into chaos last year when Muslim rebels led by Djotodia
   overthrew President Bozize, who has backed Christian militia reprisals
   against Muslim civilians.

   The violence has killed more than 1,000 civilians and created a
   humanitarian disaster in the C.A.R.
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