UN chief Ban Ki-moon was deeply concerned over renewed violence in the Central African Republic (CAR) last week and urged the armed groups to immediate put an end to violence in the war-torn country, Xinhua reported.

The UN Secretary-General noted in a statement that two armed groups, both factions of the ex-Seleka clashed in Haute Kotto prefecture as a result of which dozens were killed and wounded, over 11,000 displaced, most of them – civilians. The UN chief expressed his deep concern about the wave of violence in the African country.

Ban Ki-moon urged these armed groups to immediately stop the violence and “genuinely commit to ongoing efforts to address the root causes of the conflict including through the implementation of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration programme recently approved in Bangui”.

The statement noted that the special summit of the extraordinary meeting of Heads of State of the Economic Community of Central African States will take place on November 30 in the capital of Gabon, Libreville and Ban Ki-moon hoped that the summit will reinforce the efforts to consolidate peace and place the country on a path of recovery and stability.