Deposed Central African Republic president eyes return to power


  • World
  • Sunday, 11 Aug 2013

Central African president Francois Bozize speaks during a news conference at the presidential palace in Bangui, in this file photo taken January 8, 2013. REUTERS/Luc Gnago

PARIS (Reuters) - Deposed former Central African Republic (CAR) President Francois Bozize still nurtures ambitions of returning to power, he told French media, ending months of silence since he was ousted by rebel forces in March.

Bozize, who ruled the mineral-rich former French colony for a decade, fled to Cameroon after rebels overthrew his government and captured the riverside capital Bangui.

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