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View from PK0, the center of downtown Bangui, capital of the Central African Republic.
While Prime Minister Félix Moloua took office on Wednesday, February 9, all government ministers are all reappointed. The head of government also holds the position of Minister of State for Planning and the Economy. Will he have more room to maneuver than his resigned predecessor to meet the challenges facing the country? In Bangui, many people doubt this and are betting instead on continuity.
With our correspondent in Bangui, Carol Valade
Very familiar to donors, reassured by his profile as a technocrat, Felix Moloua should have no difficulty in obtaining the expected disbursements in the face of economic challenges.
As for the political tensions within the ruling party, this founding member of the MCU is not a direct competitor once morest the caciques: it is rather described as a ” discrete executor ».
Little upheaval to be expected therefore with this new government, which reappoints exactly the same team, at least until the results of the republican dialogue, estimates one observer. This dialogue, which is supposed to put an end to the crisis and has long been promised by the Head of State, has not yet begun.
« This is where the real questions – security and governance – will be addressed “, predicts the opponent Me Nicolas Tiangaye.
However, according to the UN, the population is currently undergoing the largest humanitarian crisis since the last civil war.
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