Central African Republic President Catherine Samba-Panza appointed the nation's first Muslim prime minister as part of the efforts to end more than 18 months of sectarian violence, Radio France International reported Monday, according to dpa. Mahamat Kamoun, a senior leader of the Muslim Seleka rebel group, took office late Sunday, five days after former prime minister Andre Nzapayeke and his government resigned. Samba-Panza requested Nyzapayeke to step down last week to create a more inclusive government, after Seleka and Christian anti-Balaka militia signed a peace agreement in neighbouring CongoBrazzaville on July 23.