Muslim rebels in the Central African Republic have received new weapon supplies from traffickers in Sudan, AFP news agency quotes a UN panel of experts as saying.

The former Seleka alliance have been re-arming to counter the deployment of newly-trained government troops, the UN adds.

Seleka briefly seized power in the Central African Republic in 2013. They have since renamed themselves as the Union for Peace in CAR (UPC) and the Popular Front for the Renaissance of CAR (FPRC).

UPC and FPRC fighters have been seen with pistols and AK-type assault rifles, as well as rocket-propelled grenade launchers and machine guns mounted on their vehicles, according the report to the Security Council.