Félix Moloua

Félix Moloua
Moloua in 2022
Prime Minister of the Central African Republic
Incumbent
Assumed office
7 February 2022
PresidentFaustin-Archange Touadéra
Preceded byHenri-Marie Dondra
Personal details
Born (1957-06-01) June 1, 1957[1]
Bangui, Ubangi-Shari (present-day Central African Republic)
PartyUnited Hearts Movement
ProfessionPolitician, mathematician, teacher

Félix Moloua (born 1 June 1957[1]) is a Central African politician and mathematician who has served as the prime minister of the Central African Republic since 7 February 2022.[2] He was the previous minister of planning, economy and cooperation of the Central African Republic.[3] Moloua has a background as a mathematician, physicist and demographer.

Background, education and research

Moloua was born 1 June 1957 in Bangui, Central African Republic.[4] He received a teaching certificate in Mathematics and Physics from the University of Bangui in 1981,[5] continuing into a University Diploma in Scientific Studies in 1985.[6] From 1993 to 1995 he completed a diplôme d'études supérieures spécialisées in Demography at the Institute of Training and Demographic Research of the University of Yaoundé II in Cameroon.[6][7]

Moloua worked as a mathematics teacher at the lycée Marie-Jeanne Caron in Bangui from 1981 to 1986.[6][8] Between 1986 and 2003, he taught at the University of Bangui, serving as a professor of physics and statistics/demography.[6] He has authored three books on children and adolescents in the CAR.[1][9][10]

Political career

Félix Moloua was an early activist of the United Hearts Movement (MCU), a political party founded by president Faustin-Archange Touadéra in November 2018. Within the Executive Office of the MCU, he serves as a political adviser in charge of relations with other political parties and non-governmental organizations.

During the 2015-2016 presidential elections, Moloua was deputy national director of Touadéra's campaign. Following the election of Touadéra, on 11 April 2016, Moloua was appointed Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation under prime minister Simplice Sarandji.[11] After Touadéra's re-election in 2020, Moloua was made Minister of State of Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation on June 23, 2021, under prime minister Henri-Marie Dondra.[1][4][5]

On February 7, 2022, Touadéra removed Dondra from the role of prime minister, in part due to diplomatic tensions with France, replacing him with Moloua.[12] After replacing the more pro-French Dondra, he was described by international media as a "technocrat" and a "Touadéra loyalist"; an anonymous Central African diplomat stated that he had "no political profile".[12][13] On 10 February, Moloua formed his first government, re-appointing all 32 ministers who were in Dondra's cabinet, including himself, meaning he retained his position economic minister while serving as PM.[14]

Moloua was re-appointed as both prime minister and Minister of State in Economy, Planning, and International Cooperation by Touadera in 2024.[15][16]

Moloua was re-appointed again as prime minister in May 2026.

Other work

Between 1987 and 1992, Moloua served as head of department and director of the National Center for Scientific and Technical Information at the Secretariat of State.[4] Moloua was the director of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 2010 to 2013.[8] He is currently an ex officio member on the Board of Governors of the African Development Bank (AfDB).[17]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "H.E. Félix Moloua". Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. 2023. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  2. ↑ Bonny, Aurore (7 February 2022). "Central African Republic appoints new prime minister". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "RepubliqueCentrafricaine - Reconstruction post-crise, Félix Moloua: " Le Fonds Bekou a permis de répondre aux besoins de nos populations au lendemain de la crise aiguë que le pays a traversé "". news.africahotnews.com (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 "CAR's Government" (PDF). UN Peacebuilding.
  5. 1 2 Kum, Peter (9 February 2022). "Qui est Félix Moloua, le nouveau Premier ministre centrafricain ?". Anadolu Agency (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 3 4 "Ministre de l'Economie, du Plan et de la Coopération | Portail du Gouvernement". gouv.cf. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "La République centrafricaine a un nouveau premier ministre". Le Bled Parle (in French). 7 February 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  8. 1 2 flemale-stephane (8 February 2022). "Centrafrique : qui est Félix Moloua le nouveau Premier ministre ?". Radio Ndeke Luka (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Kum, Peter (9 February 2022). "Qui est Félix Moloua, le nouveau Premier ministre centrafricain ?". Anadolu Agency. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Ficha país: República Centroafricana" (PDF). Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Spain). July 2023. p. 4. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "H.E. Félix Moloua". EITI. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  12. 1 2 "CAR PM fired amid factional tensions". The Phnom Penh Post. Agence France-Presse. 8 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 February 2022. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  13. ↑ Coffey, David (9 February 2022). "Central African PM replaced amid tensions over Russia, France rival factions". RFI. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  14. ↑ KOACI. "Centrafrique : Félix Moloua vivement critiqué après la reconduction des membres de l'ancien gouvernement Dondra". KOACI (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  15. ↑ "Centrafrique : Félix Moloua à la tête d'un gouvernement de continuité". AfricaNews.fr. Agence France-Presse. 13 August 2024.
  16. ↑ "Central African Republic president reappoints Felix Moloua as PM". english.news.cn. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  17. ↑ "Annual Report 2020". African Development Bank Group. 3 June 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
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