The interim president of the Central African Republic has chosen a
Muslim prime minister to head a transitional government.
It comes in the wake of an agreement signed last month between rival
militias aimed at ending more than a year of religious conflict.
Mahamat Kamoun, an economist, is the first Muslim prime minister in
the Christian-dominated country.
More than half of the population is in urgent need of assistance, the UN says.
An estimated 20 per cent of inhabitants have fled their homes in the
conflict which began as mainly Muslim Seleka rebels seized power in
March 2013.
This gave rise to the creation of largely Christian anti-Balaka
militias and the situation descended into ethno-religious violence.
The Seleka leader, Michel Djotodia, stood down as president in January
as part of regional efforts to end the fighting.
Both sides have been accused of war crimes such as torture and unlawful killing.
The presence of some 7,000 international peacekeepers have struggled
to stem the violence and revenge attacks.
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