Touadéra Sworn In for Third Term Amid Controversy

0:00President Faustin arcane's toadera of the Central African Republic got sworn in for his third term this Monday in Bangue. That's kicking off a new seven-year stretch, just three months after a general election that sparked major controversy. The vote came after a constitutional referendum last year that scrapped term limits and stretched the presidential gig from five to seven years. Opposition coalitions boycotted it hard, but the Constitutional Court handed to Adera the win with 77.9% of the tally. Opposition groups in civil society folks are straight up rejecting those numbers, calling the whole thing bogus. One activist put it bluntly, you got to be foolish to buy that result. This all plays out against the backdrop of unrest, since mostly Muslim rebels grabbed power back in 2013, ousting the prior president. A peace accord in 2019 tried to cool things down between the government and 14 armed factions, but six of those groups have since bailed. The Central African Republic also marked one of the first spots in Africa, where Russia's

1:04Wagner mercenaries rolled in deep. Toadera is vowing to build a sovereign economy and handle natural resources with transparency as leaders from Congo, Brazaville, and Comoros looked on. With tension still simmering, his fresh mandate faces real tests ahead, Canada news today, powered by AI bringing you what matters.