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Former president of the Central African Republic François Bozizé has reportedly returned to the country to run as a candidate in the upcoming elections. This is despite existing UN sanctions and a travel ban against him. But in a nation where competing factions are still fighting for power, will the presence of the former president reignite ongoing conflict? Focus on Africa asks Louisa Lombard, professor of political anthropology at Yale University in the US (Photo: The Central African Republic's former president Francois Bozize speaks during a press conference, on January 8, 2013, at the presidential palace in Bangui. Credit: SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images)