Don't take CNN at face value...
Mr. Spike, I don't think anyone is trolling you. What you are told by CNN might be very different from African reality. Well, I think that is what some people here are trying to make you understand!
There is not often much difference between "rebels" and "government troops." Both can simply be predatory rabble with guns, a threat to the peasantry who are exploited by all. Might you be thinking that one side represents law and order? If so, then, no, you probably haven't spent any time in Africa.