Central African Republic: end of the national republican dialogue
President Touadéra presided over the opening and closing ceremonies of the Republican Dialogue in Bangui.
(illustrative image) © RFI/Carol Valade
Text by: RFI Follow
2 mins
The republican dialogue supposed to put an end to the crisis which is shaking the country ended on Sunday March 27 in Bangui.
For a week, 450 participants exchanged and then debated before arriving at the drafting of around 600 proposals on topics as varied as security, diplomacy, the rule of law or even economic development.
The tenors of the opposition boycotted the meeting, but a handful of dissidents were present in the room.
Advertising
Read more
With our correspondent in Bangui,
Carol Valade
As a sign of peace, the participants raise a white card in front of President Touadéra who has come to close the week of sometimes stormy debates.
As when the hypothesis of
a constitutional revision is addressed
.
“
Break this lock to allow President Touadéra to run for a 3rd, a 4th, yet another term, we, as civil society, cannot condone that,
explains Gervais Lakosso.
And besides, dialogue is not qualified to do so.
»
"
Unfortunately, when people hear
'change the Constitution'
, they immediately think of the president's mandate,
" retorts Albert Yaloké Mokpeme, minister spokesperson for the presidency.
What is not the case is not the topic of the news.
»
►
To read also: Central African Republic: opening of political dialogue without the opposition
The subject of armed groups - which were not invited to the dialogue - has not been sufficiently addressed, believes Aly Ousmane, coordinator of Muslim organizations in the Central African Republic.
“
The Central African armed forces, with their allies, repelled the armed groups, but they are still there, visible.
So the problem remains.
But unfortunately, we did not go to the bottom of this question and we remained unsatisfied.
»
The recommendations are 90% identical to those of the Bangui forum 7 years earlier, deplores Joseph Bindoumi, human rights defender.
“
It means that there were ways to apply recommendations that could have helped us get out of the situation in which we find ourselves, but that we did not follow in time.
Isn't that a way to go around in circles?
»
More than 600 recommendations were adopted, so it remains for the government to implement them.
Newsletter
Receive all the international news directly in your mailbox
I subscribe
Follow all the international news by downloading the RFI application
google-play-badge_FR
Central African Republic
Faustin-Archange Touadera