Arnaud Djoubaye Abazène is a Central African politician from

Vakaga Vakaga is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Birao. It covers an area of 46,500 km and has a population of 37,595 (2003 census). The extremely low population density, less than 1 person/km, is a result o ...

who is currently serving as the minister of justice and the founder of RPRC.

Early life and education

Abazène was born in

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. He completed his primary in Birao and secondary education at Lycèe d'Etat des Rapides and Lycèe des Martyrs. Afterward, he enrolled in bachelor's and master's degrees at the

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, majoring in public law, and then studied at in the judicial section. He continued his higher education at the

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and finished it with a Diploma of Advanced Studies in Fundamental Public Law. Later, he pursued a doctoral degree at the University of Yaoundé II in Fundamental Public Law and successfully finished it in 2020.

Career

Judicial

Abazène has served in several judicial positions, such as First Vice President of the High Court of Bangui, Chief Prosecutor of the Republic at the High Court of

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, Counsel at the Civil, Commercial, and Accusation Chamber of the Court of Appeal in Bangui, and President of the High Court of

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. Moreover, he also took part in drafting the Constitution of 2016.

Minister

Tiangaye appointed Abazène as Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation on 31 March 2013 and held this position until April 2016. During this term, he signed two agreements with France on

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expansion. Abazène served as a transport minister again from 2019 to 2021, and he launched the project of Bangui-Mpoko airport modernization phase 1. In April 2021, he became the interim Minister of Justice. As a minister of justice, he ordered the arrest of Abdoulaye Hissène on early September 2023, sued The Sentry for defamation, blocked the evacuation of Juan Rémy Quignolot. On 15 September 2022, Touadera appointed Abazène as the vice president of the Central African Republic new constitution drafting committee. As a minister, Abazène also carries several responsibilities beyond his ministerial tasks. He led an armed group consisting of youth in Vakaga to block armed supplies for CPC and protect the communities from the Misseriya militia attack. Furthermore, he became the head of the government delegation to conduct talks with Sidiki Abass and the government negotiator for the release of three kidnapped

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workers.

Personal life

Abazène has married thrice and belongs to Goula. He is the cousin of

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References

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