Thousands in the Central African Republic’s capital Bangui have been celebrating the resignation of the country’s interim president.<br /><br />Michel Djotodia quit after caving in to international pressure over his failure to halt deadly inter-religious violence in the former French colony.<br /><br />He had been summoned to a regional summit in neighbouring Chad where his resignation was announced along with that of his prime minister Nicolas Tiangaye.<br /><br />Djotodia was swept to power last year when a loose rebel alliance known as Seleka seized Bangui.<br /><br />But abuses by his mainly Muslim rebels followed, leading to the creation of Christian defence militia. Amid clashes between the two sides, thousands are thought to have been killed and a million displaced.<br /><br />France sent hundreds of troops in last month to support African peace keepers trying to restore order.<br /><br />Amid news of the resignations, the French, operating under an UN mandate to assist the African force, strengthened their military presence on the streets.
