Christians & Muslims in Central African Republic Share Shelter as Renewed Fighting Displaces Thousands

Christians & Muslims in Central African Republic Share Shelter as Renewed Fighting Displaces Thousands
NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Christians and Muslims in the besieged Central African Republic have taken shelter together in houses of worship in the country as renewed rebel violence forces thousands out of their homes.
“With the fighting, many people found refuge in the churches,” Bishop Nestor-Desire Nongo-Aziagbia, president of the Central Africa Catholic Bishops Conference, told
Religion News Service.
Nongo-Aziagbia estimates that in the city of Bangassou there are about 500 Muslims sheltering alongside Christians in Catholic churches. In the city of Grimri, he said, about 1,500 Muslims and Christians are sheltering in churches, and five churches are hosting people in the town of Bouar.

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