Soldiers from African Union peacekeeping mission to Central African Republic rests under a tree in Bossangao
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A woman displaced as result of religious violence rests in house within Catholic Church in Bossangao, north of capital Bangui
A woman displaced as a result of religious violence rests in a house within the Catholic Church in Bossangao, north of capital Bangui in the Central African Republic December 29, 2013. French President Francois Hollande has asked the United Nations to play a bigger role in the Central African Republic, Hollande's office said in a statement on Friday. France deployed a 1,600 strong peacekeeping mission in its former colony this month to stop massacres between Muslim and Christian militias, but the U.N.-backed intervention is struggling to restore security in the country. REUTERS/Andreea Campeanu (CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC - Tags: CIVIL UNREST RELIGION POLITICS)
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