Scots basketball player bids to become president of corrupt African homeland
dailyrecord.co.ukpresident of one of the most corrupt countries in the world. Edgard Kalambani, 43, is bidding to become the leader of the Central African Republic (CAR), ranked 153 out of 180 on Transparency International’s corruption index.The dad of three is originally from the CAR and hopes to oust Faustin-Archange Touadera, who came to power in 2016 in the country’s first democratic election since a coup by Muslim rebels three years earlier.Edgard lives in Tollcross, Edinburgh, and previously worked as a holiday chalet manager.He is a celebrity in the CAR, having formerly represented the country as an international basketball player.The CAR has the world’s lowest income per head, the second lowest level of human development and an enormous diaspora of.
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