The Central African Republic’s neighbours have agreed unanimously to send an extra 2,000 troops to help restore order following last month coup d’état by the Seleka rebels.

The decision was agreed at a regional summit in Chad, whose president described Central Africa Republic as a “wound in the heart of central Africa” due to the rebels’ takeover.

The regional bloc deployed 500-strong multinational peacekeeping force to the CAR after the coup but President Deby said it was insufficient to do the job.

13 South African soldiers were killed in the country during the coup d’état which sparked pressure by many in South Africa especially opposition parties calling on President Jacob Zuma to withdraw the country forces in CAR.

But President Jacob Zuma attended the summit, along with central African leaders and a delegation from the new rebel leaders.

The summit of the Economic Community of Central African States ECCAS accepted former rebel head Michel Djotodia as the country’s leader but that he should not be called president.

They also demanded that there should be a framework that will lead to preparing the country for democratic governance as soon as possible.

“Mr. Djotodia will not be called president of the republic, but head of state of the transition, president Deby said at the meeting.

Local reporters in the Central Africa Republic say it look like the new rebel leaders of the country are loosing control of the country gradually.

They say there are widespread of looting and violation of human rights especially children and women in the country.

Mr. Djotodia earlier on declared himself president and said he will rule for 3 years before holding elections but it was later reversed and he was unanimously elected by the National Transitional Council on which he will rule for 18 months before elections will be held.

Mr. Djotodia is a former civil servant who fell out with Mr. Bozize and went into exile, before returning under the peace deal in January as defence minister.

He later resigned and led the Seleka rebels to overthrow Mr. Bozize who has now fled to Benin to seek asylum.

CAR has an unstable history and is extremely poor, though it has large deposits of minerals including gold and diamonds.

Issaka Adams / NationalTurk Africa News

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