YAOUNDE (Reuters) - The United Nations on Wednesday began distributing food aid to some 26,000 refugees from Central African Republic who have fled to neighbouring Cameroon to escape relentless attacks by rebels and bandits.
The refugees are mainly nomadic Mbororo cattle herders who have fled in waves since 2005 after their women and children were kidnapped for ransom and their livestock stolen by rebels in Central African Republic's remote northwest.
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