Charles-Armel Doubane

Charles-Armel Doubane (born 12 November 1966[1]) is a Central African politician and diplomat who has served as the Central African Republic's Permanent Representative to the United Nations since 2011. Previously he was Minister of Education from 2006 to 2008.

Life and career

Doubane was born at Zemio in 1966.[1] Under President Ange-Félix Patassé, he was appointed to the government as Minister for Relations with Parliament on 18 February 1997,[2] serving in that post until 1999.[1] In the November 1998 parliamentary election, he was elected to the National Assembly of the Central African Republic as a candidate of the Alliance for Democracy and Progress (ADP) in Zemio constituency, receiving 67.58% of the vote.[3] Speaking in January 1999, Doubane expressed concern about the presence in his constituency of Congolese soldiers who had fled across the border from Gbadolite to Zemio due to rebel attacks. He complained that the soldiers were abusing the population and urged the government to take action to get them out of the town.[4]

Later, under Patassé's successor, François Bozizé, Doubane was Diplomatic Advisor to the President. He was again appointed to the government as Minister of National Education, Literacy, Higher Education, and Research on 31 January 2006.[5] He served in that post for two years; he was dismissed from the government on 28 January 2008.[6]

From 2008 to 2011, Doubane was Director Guarantor of the CAP Chimie SARL. Bozizé then appointed Doubane as Permanent Representative to the United Nations; he presented his credentials to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 23 June 2011.[1]

In March 2013, President Bozizé was ousted by Seleka, an alliance of rebel groups, and Michel Djotodia took power. On 31 March 2013, Doubane was appointed to the government as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[7][8] However, Doubane did not take up his new post, remaining Permanent Representative to the UN. Léonie Banga-Bothy was instead appointed as Minister of Foreign Affairs in June 2013.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Le nouveau Représentant permanent de la République centrafricaine auprès des Nations Unies présente ses lettres de créance", United Nations press release, BIO/4296, 23 June 2011 (French).
  2. ↑ Marchés tropicaux et méditerranéens, issues 2,669–2,685 (1997), page 384 (French).
  3. ↑ "Législatives 1998 : noms des députés par circonscriptions", Sangonet.com (accessed 1 April 2013) (French).
  4. ↑ "Congolese troops loot Central African town", Reuters, 28 January 1999.
  5. ↑ "Léger remaniement du gouvernement Elie Doté", Central African News Agency, 1 February 2006 (French).
  6. ↑ "Démission du nouveau ministre de l’Education nationale, le Dr Bernard Lala", African Press Agency, 30 January 2008 (French).
  7. ↑ "Centrafrique : Nicolas Tiangaye présente son gouvernement d'union nationale", Jeune Afrique, 1 April 2013 (French).
  8. ↑ "La Centrafrique pilotée par un gouvernement d'union nationale", Agence Ecofin, 1 April 2013 (French).
  9. ↑ "Centrafrique: un nouveau gouvernement à dominante Seleka", RFI, 13 June 2013 (French).
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