source: AFP
actor1: CNDS: Coalition for National Defense and Security
actor2: N/A
location: Bangui - 1
notes: 26 October. Sporadic gunshots heard for a few minutes in PK5, Bambari and Bria by suspected ex-Selekas of the CNDS coalition. This followed the dismissal of Karim Mechassoua from the National Assembly. Mechassoua, a Muslim, was seen as a balancing force against the Christian presidency. His dismissal is viewed by some as an attempt by President Touadera to concentrate his control and created a fall out in PK5 and among the CNDS ex-Seleka coalition.