Central African Republic gets first woman president

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January 21, 2014 at 7:43 AM

New parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza swears an oath during her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui

Central African Republic's interim President Catherine Samba-Panza, center, receives traditional gifts in the parliament building after taking the oath of office in Bangui, Central African Republic, Thursday Jan. 23, 2014. Samba-Panza pledged to bring peace and unity to the anarchic country as looters in the streets pillaged Muslim neighborhoods in the latest sign of escalating sectarian tensions.(AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

New parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza receives a gift as part of local tradition during her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui

Newly parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza swears an oath during her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui

New parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza greets French Minister of Foreign Affairs Fabius prior to her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in capital Bangui

New parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza sits prior to her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui

Interim President Samba-Panza sits with France's Foreign Minister Fabius in Bangui

Samba-Panza shakes hands with a supporter after she was elected as Central African Republic's interim president at the national assembly in Bangui

Samba-Panza reacts after she was elected as Central African Republic's interim president at the national assembly in Bangui

Men listen to a live broadcast of the proceedings of the parliamentary elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A man empties a glass ballot box for vote counting during the parliamentary presidential elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A woman looks at a man walking past from the entrance of a madrasa, hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a Muslim neighbourhood in the capital Bangui

Samba-Panza smiles after she was elected as Central African Republic's interim president at the national assembly in Bangui

A girl embraces her mother in a madrasa, hosting internally displaced persons (IDPs) in a Muslim neighbourhood in the capital Bangui

A man stands beside a glass ballot box before supervising parliamentary elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A member of parliament votes during parliamentary elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A Rwandan AU peacekeeper stands guard during parliamentary elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A man listens to a live broadcast of the proceedings of the parliamentary elections at the national assembly in Bangui

A man and a woman gather goods fallen from their road side kiosk shortly after AU peacekeeping soldiers dispersed a crowd on a street in Bangui

People are seen in a camp for internally dispersed persons at the airport of Bangui

New parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Samba-Panza swears an oath during her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui

The new parliamentary-elected interim President of the Central African Republic Catherine Samba-Panza swears an oath during her swearing-in ceremony at the National Assembly in the capital Bangui January 23, 2014. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)

REUTERS

Central African Republic's new interim president Catherine Samba Panza was sworn in Thursday, tasked with ending horrific sectarian violence and tackling a massive humanitarian crisis.

The World Bank has pledged to raise $100 million (73 million euro) to help kickstart the paralysed state, one of many daunting challenges facing the country's first female president.

Samba Panza takes over from Michel Djotodia who resigned under international pressure after failing to rein in the mainly Muslim rebel Seleka group, which brought him to power in March 2013.

(AFP)

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