Women had confidence in my leadership. I couldn't stand by and do nothing while my country fell into chaos, - Catherine Samba-Panza

Women of the country said: We have had enough of hostilities between men. A female leader would be less violent, less aggressive, less hungry for power,

Violence is in the mind and on the hearts of our [Central African Republic] population for many, many years. The process of peace and pacification is a work that requires long breath, like a marathon.

Even this morning in my speech to the World Bank, I said it was important to undertake a study of the causes and the roots of the conflict in the Central African Republic. There are several factors. There is poverty, exclusion of communities and regions. Those who feel excluded react.