Catherine Samba-Panza
Catherine Samba-Panza was elected as the transitional president of the Central African Republic in 2014 during a time of civil unrest and held the position until 2016. She later ran for president in the 2020 elections but was not successful.
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Several former African leaders have been appointed to spearhead mediation efforts, including former Central African Republic President Catherine Samba-Panza.
EAC takes regional peace push to AU over eastern DRC conflict
Tanzania· 2026-03-07
Catherine Samba Panza courageously led the political transition in the Central African Republic.
Tribune -25e anniversaire de la résolution 1325 du CS/ONU: quand les femmes ivoiriennes tracent la route de la paix durable
Burkina Faso· 2025-10-30
H.E. Catherine Samba-Panza, a former President, was among the attendees at the event.
The Windhoek Legacy: African Union Commission’s Special Envoy on WPS Galvanizes Action for the Next 25 Years of Women, Peace and Security | Commentaries
Liberia· 2025-10-20
The other AU-appointed peace facilitators include former presidents President Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), South Africa’s Kgalema Motlanthe, the Central African Republic’s Catherine Samba-Panza, and Ethiopia’s Sahle-Work Zewde.
In pictures: Uhuru, Ruto meet ahead of DRC crisis talks
Kenya· 2025-08-01The facilitators comprise former Heads of State and Government: Catherine Samba-Panza of the Central African Republic.
Mudavadi tells Diplomats Kenya not taking sides in Sudan conflictKenya· 2025-04-23
The panel includes former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta, working alongside former Presidents Sahle-Work Zewde (Ethiopia), Olusegun Obasanjo (Nigeria), Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic), and Kgalema Motlanthe (South Africa).
Ruto urges UN support for EAC, SADC peace efforts in DRCKenya· 2025-04-04
Ex-Central African Republic president Catherine Samba-Panza was added to the mediation team.
African regional summit expands mediation team for DRC conflictKenya· 2025-03-25
Catherine Samba Panza is one of the former heads of state appointed to help resolve the conflict in eastern Congo.
Obasanjo, Kenyatta to lead Congo peace team
Nigeria· 2025-03-25
Kenyatta will work alongside former Presidents Catherine Samba-Panza (Central African Republic) to broker peace in the region.
EAC, SADC leaders intensify DRC peace efforts in second joint summitKenya· 2025-03-25
Catherine Samba-Panza was elected in 2014 as transition president when the country was in the grip of a civil war.
Women presidents in Africa - The StandardKenya· 2025-03-21
