Central Africans in Diaspora Praise Recent CAR Elections
<p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="unrest">unrest</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="observed">observed</span> <span word="peaceful">peaceful</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>. <span word="Now">Now</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="ministers">ministers</span>, <span word="Anicet">Anicet</span> <span word="Dologuele">Dologuele</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Faustin">Faustin</span> <span word="Touadera">Touadera</span>, <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Electoral">Electoral</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 80 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="included">included</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="residents">residents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="Garoua">Garoua</span> <span word="Boulai">Boulai</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Cameroon">Cameroon</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Everybody">Everybody</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Abdoul">Abdoul</span> <span word="Karim">Karim</span> <span word="Carvalho">Carvalho</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="voter">voter</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="disorder">disorder</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="country">country</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="unique">unique</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="who">who</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reconcile">reconcile</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="peace">peace</span>. <span word="That">That</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="want">want</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Sidick">Sidick</span> <span word="Aboubakar">Aboubakar</span>, <span word="another">another</span> <span word="refugee">refugee</span> <span word="voter">voter</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="thousands">thousands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="refugees">refugees</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="camp">camp</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="ballots">ballots</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="others">others</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span>.</p><p><span word="Reason">Reason</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="hope">hope</span></p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="regardless">regardless</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="runoff">runoff</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Africans">Africans</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="excited">excited</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="couldn">couldn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="emerge">emerge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="crisis">crisis</span>.</p><p><span word="Gabino">Gabino</span> <span word="Guerengomba">Guerengomba</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>; <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="chief">chief</span> <span word="executive">executive</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Integrated">Integrated</span> <span word="Solar">Solar</span> <span word="Technologies">Technologies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="turnout">turnout</span> <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p>
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