The Central African Republic's prime minister, Henri-Marie Dondra, has been replaced by his economy minister, the presidency spokesman said Monday. 

"The prime minister was fired, and Felix Moloua was appointed," the spokesman, Albert Yaloke Mokpeme, told AFP.  

Dondra, who had headed the government of the conflict-wracked country for eight months, confirmed to AFP by telephone that he had resigned, adding that "a new (prime minister) has just been appointed."