Motivation

At the moment the war is between the Séléka and the Anti-Balaka. They are also known as the muslims and the christians, which makes people think it's a religious war, which is it not. It is correct that there are two different groups of people. The Séléka does consist mainly of Muslims and the Anti-Balaka of Christians, but their motivation is not based on religion at all. 

They two groups are formed, because they were already made in the past. The muslims met other muslims in mosques and the christians met other christians in the church. All people lived happily next to each other, before the start of the Central African Republic Bush War. Secondly both the parties are fighting because of how they want the country to be governed and the revenge for earlier fights. No religious leader told them what to do 'in the name of god or allah', they decided to do it for their own. At last the religious leaders themselves even talk to each other about peace. They have not hate against each other and don't want to get involved in the war. They do what they can and work together as a team, what everyone should do to stop the war.