Human rights abusesWidespread human rights abuses committed by Seleka led to the formation of a Christian militia known as the anti-Balaka, who have targeted Muslims and sent tens of thousands fleeing to neighbouring countries.
The Seleka leader, Michel Djotodia, resigned under intense regional pressure in early 2014, and a transitional government has been trying to steer the country to elections which are now scheduled for October 18.
The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon condemned the killing in a statement issued on Sunday night.
“The Secretary-General deplores in the strongest terms attacks against United Nations peacekeepers and calls for swift action to bring the perpetrators of this crime to justice,” the statement read.
The UN peacekeeping mission took over from an African Union peacekeeping force last September. Toure said he believed that the latest peacekeeper death was “the seventh or the eighth” for the mission.
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