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Touadéra chooses not to rock the boat with new PM Moloua

Published on 09.02.2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 min

New prime minister of Central African Republic, Félix Moloua. © Flickr AfDB Group

Prime minister Henri-Marie Dondra's dismissal was a victory for those members of the president's entourage who fought hard to see him go. But their triumph may be shortlived as his successor Félix Moloua has a very similar profile to that of his predecessor.

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Prime minister Henri-Marie Dondra's dismissal was a victory for those members of the president's entourage who fought hard to see him go. But their triumph may be shortlived as his successor Félix Moloua has a very similar profile to that of his predecessor.

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