BANGUI – President Faustin Archange Touadera was sworn in for a second term Tuesday in Central African Republic as he faces a growing threat from an armed rebellion linked to the country's former strongman Francois Bozize.
Touadera, who won the December election with about 53% of the vote, vowed “zero impunity for the perpetrators of crimes” during his second term. “We risk falling into the traps of the past — and the peace, dignity and prosperity we seek will not be found,” he said at Tuesday's ceremony.
Critics, though, questioned whether Touadera would be able to accomplish that given his failure to do so over the last five years in power. “We believe that this is a declaration of intent and wishful thinking that will not be followed