A Global Witness investigation revealed how illicit practices in the Central African Republic (CAR) timber industry has helped finance conflict in the country. According to the investigation, logging companies have paid millions of euros to armed groups to ensure that they can continue operating in the country, with companies continuing to offer CAR timber for sale on international markets. One of the country's leading timber exporters, SEFCA, was accused of paying significant sums of money to armed groups in the country, including a �381,000 payment to the Seleka, an alliance of rebel militia groups accused of numerous human rights violations.