Central Africa holds three days of mourning for river disaster victims

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Central Africa holds three days of mourning for river disaster victims

Central African Republic President Faustin-Archange Touadera declared three days of national mourning on Monday for victims of a river boat disaster, one of the country’s deadliest. Authorities have said 58 bodies were retrieved from the Mpoko River in the capital Bangui after the vessel capsised on Friday as it was taking people to the funeral of a village chief. ALSO READ: ICC frees ex-Central Africa militia leader after case shelved The woode…