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In the days following their successful coup d'etat in the Central African Republic, Seleka rebels scrambled to consolidate their strength in the capital Bangui. They began by recruiting local youths. The youths were promised wages and a gun. It soon became evident that Seleka's leaders were unable to control their soldiers, who looted shops and homes daily and nightly in Bangui. To make matters worse, each day more rebels entered the capital looking for a piece of the action. Soon the rebels began fighting violently among themselves. The situation eventually spilled over in late 2013 when resistance against the predominantly muslim Seleka forces, developed into Christian against Muslim violence. Hundreds of people are being brutally massacred during this ongoing violence.

Portrait of a new Seleka Rebel recruit.