Central African Republic gets first woman president

On 20th January, 2014. At about 9.52AM Catherine Samba-Panza shakes hands with a supporter after she was elected as Central African Republic's interim president at the national assembly in Bangui January 20, 2014. Central African Republic's transitional parliament elected Samba-Panza, the mayor of Bangui, as interim president on Monday, tasked with ending months of sectarian killings and guiding the country to elections. (REUTERS/Siegfried Modola)Samba-Panza shakes hands with a supporter after she was elected as Central African Republic's interim president at the national assembly in Bangui.