US envoy in Central Africa

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File photo of US permanent representative to the United Nations Samantha Power from EPA/ Jim Lo Scalzo

Samantha Power, former journalist and Pulitzer prize-winning author, is the highest level official to visit the Central African Republic (CAR), urging those involved to end brutal sectarian violence which killed hundreds and forced about 400,000 people to flee their homes.  The CAR spiralled into anarchy after a March coup in which the mainly Muslim Seleka rebel group overthrew President Francois Bozize.  Power, the US envoy to the United Nations warned the people were “in profound danger.”  She added, “We all have a responsibility which we must meet to help them move away from the abyss.”  The United States pledged about $100 million (73 million euros) in peacekeeping efforts.

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