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The Central African Republic has had a new government since Wednesday evening, long-awaited, six months after the re-election of President Touadéra and the appointment of the new Prime Minister Henri-Marie Dondra on 12 June. The names were released to the presidency.
More than half of the 32 ministers are new actors. Among the redistributed positions, key positions such as defense, internal, justice or mines. A hard core of ministers close to the president and already present in the two previous governments retain their positions: foreign affairs, the plan, humanitarian action or even health.
Contrary to expectations, the executive seems to be hugging President Touadéra, the ruling party and his allies. Defense belonging to Claude Rameaux Bireau, energy to Arthur Bertrand Piri, the territorial administration is occupied by the first circle of the head of state. Mines of a frame of MCU. The Foreign Minister remains in place despite statements from some diplomats.
Little openness but “things can still develop”
Young people are not represented there, there are few women. There is little room left for the opposition even if two former presidential candidates are appointed as well as a member of the DRC party, former president Kolingba. Some positions are attributed to civil society, but personalities considered favorable to the majority: the rector of the University of Bangui or the president of the Organization of Central African Women.
On the page for armed groups, the same numbers keep their posts. The only post to note is Gilbert Toumou Deya, who was already responsible for a special assignment to the presidency.
The list presented on Wednesday is in any case complicated among civil society and the opposition, of which no major figure has entered the government. “There really is a takeover of the party that won the election,” said a source close to the government. government, but “the opponents of COD-2020has dragged its feet ”in the discussions, she continues. Still, the door is not closed and “things can still develop”, especially at the end of the Republican dialogue that President Touadéra promised for the coming days.
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