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| French journalist Camille Lepage killed in CAR | French journalist Camille Lepage killed in CAR |
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| French photojournalist Camille Lepage has been killed while working in the Central African Republic, presidential officials in Paris say. | French photojournalist Camille Lepage has been killed while working in the Central African Republic, presidential officials in Paris say. |
| The body of Ms Lepage, 26, was found when a French patrol stopped a car driven by members of a mainly Christian anti-balaka militia, a statement said. | |
| She had reportedly been travelling near the CAR border with Cameroon when she became caught up in fighting. | She had reportedly been travelling near the CAR border with Cameroon when she became caught up in fighting. |
| Camille Lepage's work has been widely published, including by the BBC. | Camille Lepage's work has been widely published, including by the BBC. |
| She had also worked for several non-governmental organisations including Amnesty International and Medecins sans Frontieres, her website said. | She had also worked for several non-governmental organisations including Amnesty International and Medecins sans Frontieres, her website said. |
| Ms Lepage had been working in CAR for several months, having moved to South Sudan in July 2012. | Ms Lepage had been working in CAR for several months, having moved to South Sudan in July 2012. |
| Her last tweet, a week ago, said she was travelling with the anti-balaka militia by motorbike to an area 120km from Berberati, where 150 people had been killed by Seleka rebels since March. | Her last tweet, a week ago, said she was travelling with the anti-balaka militia by motorbike to an area 120km from Berberati, where 150 people had been killed by Seleka rebels since March. |
| She said another six people had been killed two days earlier. | She said another six people had been killed two days earlier. |
| "All means necessary will be used to shed light on to the circumstances of this murder and to find her killers," the French presidency said in its statement. | "All means necessary will be used to shed light on to the circumstances of this murder and to find her killers," the French presidency said in its statement. |
| Security in CAR has deteriorated in recent months. Around a quarter of CAR's 4.6 million population have fled their homes since conflict erupted in March 2013 between mainly Muslim and Christian militias. | Security in CAR has deteriorated in recent months. Around a quarter of CAR's 4.6 million population have fled their homes since conflict erupted in March 2013 between mainly Muslim and Christian militias. |
| The African Union and France have about 7,000 troops in the country and the EU has deployed troops to take control of security at the airport in Bangui. | The African Union and France have about 7,000 troops in the country and the EU has deployed troops to take control of security at the airport in Bangui. |
| Christians form the majority in CAR, and the anti-balaka say they took up arms after coming under attack from the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power in March 2013. | Christians form the majority in CAR, and the anti-balaka say they took up arms after coming under attack from the mainly Muslim Seleka rebels who seized power in March 2013. |
| Camille Lepage's work | Camille Lepage's work |
| For more photographs click here | For more photographs click here |