(News Of The South) – The new Central African Republic President (CAR) Catherine Samba-Panza was sworn in on Thursday.
Samba`s rise to power raised hopes of stabilising the country currently facing violent clashes between Christian and Muslim militias.
“The election of the new president is good news because I know that this woman will not be part of any military group,” Pastor Narlais Ngoualesso said in Bangui, on the eve of her inauguration. “She is going to play a role as a neutral person to bring back peace and to also bring reconciliation between the people.”
Fresh violence is reported to have taken place just hours before Samba`s inauguration as Christians went on a looting rampage setting fire to Muslim owned homes and threatened a massacre
The country descended into chaos after Seleka rebels led by Michel Djotodia seized pozer in a coup in March of last year. Djotodia officially disbanded the rebel group after he seized power, but some of its former members launched a campaign of killing, raping and looting, prompting some Christian communities to form vigilante groups.
“I have measured the expectations the people have of me, I tell myself that I can absolutely not disappoint these expectations” said Samba on Tuesday.
On Monday International donors pledged $496 million dollars (€365 million) in aid to the Central African Republic for 2014.
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