According to a report leaked by a (now suspended) United Nations aid worker, French peacekeeping troops in the Central African Republic have been accused of raping and sodomizing the same “starving and homeless young boys” they were supposed to have been protecting.

This week, the Central African Republic banned text messaging. Prime minister Andre Nzapayeke said the move was made for "protection of the people" because the nation is "at war." After banning text messaging, the nation remains at war.