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Renewed violence in CAR blocks UN visit
The latest clashes began after Chadian troops tried to escort a convoy of Muslims out of the city.
EWN's Africa Correspondent Jean-Jacques Cornish reports on the day's top African News.
Witnesses say they saw dozen decomposed bodies at the military camp.
General-Secretary Ban Ki-moon said violence between Christians & Muslims continues to worsen.
The comments come a day after gunmen murdered a legislator who suggested they be disarmed.
Members of the crowd killed the man and cut off his hands and genitals.
Around 1,600 French troops were sent to the volatile African country in December.
CAR soldiers lynched a man on Wednesday whom they suspected of being a rebel.
The scale of the violence underscores the challenge facing French and African peacekeepers.
France sent its troops to the CAR last month to assist African Union peacekeepers.
The Red Cross recovered 13 bodies from the streets of Bangui on Monday and treated eight wounded.
More than 1 million people have been displaced since rebels seized power in March.
Reports say at least 16 people were killed on Thursday as Catherine Samba-Panza was sworn in.
The UN envoys say more 6,000 children have been recruited to commit atrocities along religious lines.
A spokesman for anti-balaka fighters said he believed the new president could end the violence.
Lawmakers chose Mayor Catherine Samba-Panza to become interim president on Monday.