UN envoy says armed groups in CAR will start disarming soon

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. envoy for Central African Republic says a half dozen armed groups are participating in a national program and the government will begin disarming some groups in the west by the end of the year.
This was part of an upbeat report Tuesday to the Security Council by Parfait Onanga-Anyanga, who said “a very important” new African peace initiative has been launched to try to bring peace to the impoverished and troubled country.
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