KAGA-BANDORO, Central African Republic (Reuters) - UN and EU aid chiefs promised help on Friday to victims of a "forgotten crisis" in Central African Republic, where armed groups are preying on civilians four months after a rebel takeover plunged the country into chaos.
In the town of Kaga-Bandoro, deep in the jungle 350 km (220 miles) north of the capital Bangui, inhabitants have fled constant attacks by gunmen to live in the nearby forests and fields, surviving on roots and the leaves of manioc plants.
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