“France said on Thursday that Central African Republic was ‘on the verge of genocide’ and it expected the United Nations to give Paris and the African Union permission to intervene. Central African Republic, a landlocked nation of 4.6 million people, has descended into violence and chaos since Seleka rebels, many of them from neighboring Chad and Sudan, ousted President Francois Bozize in March.”
Source: France says Central African Republic on verge of genocide | Reuters