Central African Republic: Henri-Marie Dondra appointed as Prime Minister
Henri-Marie Dondra (here in 2017 with the director of the IMF at the time Christine Lagarde) has been Minister of Finance since 2016 (illustrative image) AFP - STEPHEN JAFFE
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The appointment to the post of Prime Minister of Henri-Marie Dondra was announced this Friday evening by a decree read on national radio.
Minister of Finance since the election of President Faustin-Archange Touadéra in 2016, he succeeds Firmin Ngrabada who resigned Thursday and that of the government following the legislative and presidential elections.
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With our correspondent in Bangui
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Carol Valade
Irremovable Minister of Finance, Henri-Marie Dondra goes through successive reshuffles since the election of President Touadéra in 2016.
A senior member of the MCU, the presidential party, he "won the confidence" of the head of state said of him his predecessor Firmin Ngrebada in the columns of Jeune Afrique in 2019. Many had also bet on a renewal of the latter in his duties following his management of the security crisis.
Henri-Marie Dondra, 55-year-old banker, liberal obedience, inherits a difficult economic situation after months of blockage following the rebel offensive.
Member of the 1st district of Bangui, a time predicted for the perch, he is considered less close to Moscow than his predecessor in diplomatic circles.
The challenges abound.
Safety first, military operations continued in the regions.
But also humanitarian.
Following the conflict, the country has more than 700,000 internally displaced persons and nearly half of its population in a situation of food insecurity.
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