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Central African Republic soldiers repel rebels at capital

by Jean Fernand KoenaCarley Petesch
| January 13, 2021 5:33 AM

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Security forces in Central African Republic repelled attacks by rebels trying to seize the capital early Wednesday after intense fighting on the city’s outskirts, officials said, in a major escalation of violence that has rocked the country since last month.

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