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Rebels stand guard at a checkpoint near Damara, on January 18, 2013. Central African Republic President Francois Bozize officially appointed opposition figure Nicolas Tiangaye prime minister of the country's new national unity government Thursday, in line with a peace deal struck with rebels last week. The move complied with an accord reached between the ruling party, the rebel groups and the democratic opposition in the Gabonese capital of Libreville last week which seeks to bring peace to the unstable, impoverished nation and allowed for the opposition to choose a new premier. AFP PHOTO / PATRICK FORT (Photo credit should read PATRICK FORT/AFP via Getty Images)