Bangui, Central African Republic, Dec 23, 2025 (AFP) - C.Africa's Touadera: peace-builder or iron-fisted ruler?

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Faustin-Archange Touadera, the discrete technocrat leader of the Central African Republic (CAR) who came into power in 2016 during a civil war, is the favourite to win a third mandate in Sunday's presidential polls. Touadera, 68, a former prime minister with an academic background, is branded by his critics as "President Wagner" -- referring to his dependence on Moscow and the Russian paramilitaries of that name. Since a change in the country'......

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