African Studies
Utafiti: Journal of African Perspectives
Call for Papers: Utafiti is inviting you to submit your manuscript – any topic in the humanities - for consideration in the next issues.
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Presidential and legislative elections dominated public debate, but insecurity in the north and floods in the south were more immediate threats to the population. President Bozizé consolidated his power by winning elections and forming a new coalition government. The plight of the public purse and the misery of large segments of the population had become more apparent in the two years since the civil war ended.