"We do not recognize him as president, " N'Jadder told The Associated Press by telephone from Paris.

NPR: Split Appears In C. African Rebel Coalition

N'Jadder said that rebels had been pillaging people's homes in Bangui, including the homes of French expatriates.

NPR: Split Appears In C. African Rebel Coalition

Bozize fled with a coterie of loyalists, leaving by car across the border into neighboring Congo, said N'Jadder and others.

NPR: Split Appears In C. African Rebel Coalition

In Paris, Nelson N'Jadder, the president of the Revolution for Democracy, one of the rebel groups belonging to the Seleka rebel coalition which invaded the capital, said that his fighters do not recognize Djotodia.

NPR: Split Appears In C. African Rebel Coalition