The Death of a Warlord in the Central African Republic - Central African Republic
The Death of a Warlord in the Central African Republic Format The death of one of the most brutal warlords in the Central African Republic was confirmed earlier this month. Sidiki Abbas, the president and founder of Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation, or 3R, leaves a legacy of ruthless violence and abuse in the northwestern Ouham Pendé province. Over the past six years, I interviewed scores of victims and survivors of 3R attacks who described being raped, seeing their loved ones shot down, or watching their homes destroyed. The 3R group emerged in late 2015 asserting that they were needed t...