The Central African Republic’s Prime Minister, Henri-Marie Dondra, has been sacked and replaced by his economy minister in the poor, unstable country, the presidency spokesman has said.
“The prime minister was fired, and Felix Moloua was appointed,” spokesman Albert Yaloke Mokpeme told newsmen.
Dondra, who had headed the government of the conflict-wracked country for eight months, confirmed by telephone that he had resigned, adding that “a new (prime minister) has just been appointed.”
A civil war broke out in the former French colony in 2013, pitting myriad militias against a state on the verge of collapse.
The fighting had lessened considerably in recent years, but about a year ago, fighting resumed abruptly when rebels launched a failed offensive to overthrow President Faustin-Archange Touadera.
An online news website, Africa Intelligence, reported Friday that Dondra had “tendered his resignation” to Touadera, who was attending an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa.
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