In Central African Republic, the group Doctors Without Borders has suspended activities in the northern town of Boguila following an attack on its compound by Muslim Seleka rebels. Sylvain Groulx, head of MSF’s mission in the country, described the casualties.

Sylvain Groulx: “These unarmed civilians were heads of villages, heads of areas within Boguilatown, and they had been invited by MSF for what we have are these periodical meetings with these village heads. And unfortunately, at the end, tragically, 16 of those people lost their lives, of which three of our national staff colleagues from Médecins Sans Frontières were also unfortunately killed.”

In the capital Bangui, international peacekeepers have evacuated 1,300 Muslims who had been surrounded by Christian vigilantes, known as “anti-balaka.” Fighting between the two sides has killed thousands since a coup last year.