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Living in a rainforest that stretches through the middle of the continent, hunting for meat, gathering wild honey and farming were fundamental to the economy.

But the militia threat has forced people to stay in towns.

Obo has become a military town; most people make money from trading with the Ugandan army.

Shops, restaurants and bars are popular along the humble main road. A lot of goods like soap, clothes and packaged food are brought in from Uganda with military convoys.

The soldiers have also brought problems.

In January, the BBC reported on allegations of sexual abuse against the Ugandan army in the CAR. We spoke to a young girl raped at 12 and made pregnant. Another teenage girl was attacked and molested in a field.

Human Rights Watch has since published a statement on the allegations, external.

Uganda’s army spokesman Brig Gen Richard Karemire denied the accusations at the time, but now he says action is being taken.

“We have investigations. Whoever is found culpable will definitely be punished. We have two cases – already they are being tried in our court martial.”