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Central African Republic: Transitional President Catherine Samba-Panza was sworn in
French Translation of the Week
On Monday, the transitional president of the Central African Republic, Catherine Samba-Panza, was elected and on Thursday in Bangui, she was sworn in. The next step will be to appoint a Prime Minister.
Élue lundi présidente de la transition centrafricaine, Catherine Samba-Panza a prêté serment jeudi à Bangui. Elle doit ensuite nommer son Premier ministre.
This article has been translated from French. Click here to read the original version on Jeune Afrique.
Catherine Samba-Panza was sworn in on Thursday, January 23 before the magistrates of the Provisional Constitutional Court Palace of the National Assembly. Having arrived in Bangui late in the morning, Laurent Fabius, the head of the French diplomatic delegation, attended the ceremony with Ali Bongo Ondimba, the President of Gabon.
"I swear before God and the Nation to scrupulously adhere to the constitutional charter of the transition, to ensure judicial independence and territorial integrity, to preserve the peace, to maintain national unity without consideration of ethnic, regional, or religious tendencies," declared the new president. She is also committed to serve the national interest rather than personal purposes.
The new president of the Central African Republic's transition will soon appoint the Prime Minister and other leaders of the new government. Starting on Thursday, we must wait for the announcement which is expected to come on Friday evening.
On Wednesday, three people returned to their positions enthusiastically: André Nzapa Yeke, the current Vice President of BDEAC (Development Bank of Central African States); Mboli Goumba André, Minister of State in charge of Infrastructure and Public Works of the deposed president Michel Djotodia; and Karim Meckouassa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Communications under Francois Bozizé.
Article translated by Allie Stauss, Staff Intern for the Africa Program at the Wilson Center.
Photo of Central African Republic flag, courtesy of Privatemusings via Wikimedia Commons.
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