Central African Republic President And Prime Minister Have Resigned

Celebrations As CAR Interim President resigns -- Al Jazeera

The resignation does not guarantee an end to the bloodshed that has blighted the Central African Republic.

Thousands celebrated on the streets of Central African Republic's capital after the news that interim President Michel Djotodia had caved in to international pressure and agreed to resign after failing to halt inter-religious violence.

The resignations of Djotodia and his Prime Minister Nicolas Tiangaye were announced on Friday in a statement issued at a two-day summit of the Economic Community of Central African States (CEEAC) in neighbouring Chad.

Talks to decide on new leadership will take place in Central African Republic, it said.

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