Aid convoy beats blockade to reach Central African Republic’s capital
A convoy of humanitarian aid reached the capital of Central African Republic on Monday - the first since attacks by rebel groups blocked a major transport route from Cameroon in January, the U.N. peacekeeping mission said. A surge in violence linked to a disputed December 27 election has forced more than 200,000 civilians to flee and brought other parts of the country to a standstill, stalling flows of food and driving up prices for basic goods in the capital Bangui. With an aerial escort, 13 of 100 blocked aid trucks were able to transport food and medicine along the 583-kilometre…