He also wants to rebuild the political party most identified with the former President André Kolingba the Rassemblement démocratique centrafricain (RDC) which he may use as a vehicle to stand for the presidency in 2026 (AC Vol 56 No 18 A vote too far)...
At that time President André Kolingba was unwilling to go to polls but eventually had to consult the political opposition and civil society...
It was widely believed that Chad backed Désiré Nzanga Bilal Kolingba son of the late President André Kolingba and he is popular in some districts and with Séléka commanders (AC Vol 56 No 18)...
They are likely to favour the Rassemblement démocratique centrafricain led by Désiré Nzanga Bilal Kolingba the former single ruling party of his father General André Kolingba (AC Vol 41 No 11 Cleaning up)...
He belongs to the Parti social-démocrate (PSD) of Enoch Derant Lakoué and served as Minister of Agriculture under the late President André Kolingba...
The Prime Minister leans towards the Mouvement de libération du peuple centrafricain led by Martin Ziguélé while Djotodia is reconnecting with the Yakoma civil servants who supported President André Kolingba...
This looks like a repeat of the 1980s when President André Kolingba and his Yakoma kinsmen took over the army and the state apparatus – one of the main causes of the 1996-97 riots in Bangui that destroyed most of the tiny formal economy...
The favouritism is greater even than during the era of President André Kolingba (1981-93) when those he preferred had at least a modicum of expertise...
Presidential advisor Jacob Gbéti has also succeeded in splitting the Rassemblement démocratique centrafricain founded by the late President André Kolingba...
He was sentenced to death in absentia for alleged involvement in a 2001 coup attempt backed by ex-President André Kolingba and returned from French exile only after Bozizé had toppled Patassé in 2003...