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A company lawyer, human rights activist, Catherine SAMBA-PANZA, has conducted numerous actions in favour of women's law. A woman of dialogue, a member of the National Council of Mediation and the group of Wise of the Central African Republic, she has often been involved in the processes of dialogue and national reconciliation in her country.
Appointed Mayor of the city of Bangui in May 2013, then elected Head of State for the Transition of the Central African Republic in January 2014, she succeeded in completing the Transition by the organization in 2015 and 2016 of free, transparent and credible elections Which She has not been a candidate, thus complying with the provisions of the Transitional Constitutional Charter.
Since the end of her term, Ms. SAMBA-PANZA has participated in various meetings and conferences at the regional and international levels, sharing her experience as a political leader in women's leadership, elections, prevention and Conflict resolution as well as mediation in peace processes.
She is currently the President of the Pan African Women's Leadership Observatory (OPALEF) and Co-Chair of African Union Network for Conflict Prevention and Mediation (FemWise-Africa).
