CAR’s president vows reforms at inauguration

Central African Republic’s newly elected president, Faustin-Archange Touadera, said at his inauguration on Wednesday that he would focus on building peace and enacting reforms to end years of violent turmoil in the impoverished, landlocked nation. A former prime minister, Touadera won a presidential run-off last month in what was widely seen as a step towards […]

Central African Republic’s newly elected president, Faustin-Archange Touadera, said at his inauguration on Wednesday that he would focus on building peace and enacting reforms to end years of violent turmoil in the impoverished, landlocked nation.
A former prime minister, Touadera won a presidential run-off last month in what was widely seen as a step towards reconciliation after years of violent turmoil.
But huge challenges remain in Central African Republic, (CAR), one of the world’s most unstable countries, which is divided along ethnic and religious lines and is largely still controlled by warlords.
Touadera said he aimed to disarm the country’s rival factions, reform the armed forces and boost the agriculture sector.
“I will make sure to quickly apply the Disarmament, Demobilization, Rehabilitation and Reintegration program,” he said in his inauguration speech.
“We’re going to make CAR a united country, a country of peace, a country facing development.”