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Matchika Massacre
On 6 October 2021 34 civilians were murdered in attack on Matchka village in the Central African Republic. Attack On 5 October 2021 around 12:00 a 18-wheeler truck carrying passengers and goodsBambari : au moins une trentaine de civils tués dans l’attaque d’un camion de transport en commun par des éléments présumés de l’UPC 6 October 2021 has left the city of for |
Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present)
{{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Central African Republic Civil War , image = , caption = Current military situation in Central African Republic (For a detailed map of the current military situation, see here) , date = 10 December 2012 – present({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=12, day1=10, year1=2012) , place = Central African Republic(Possible spillover into East Region, Cameroon)Rebels Attack Cameroonian Town Close To Central African Republic HumAngle, 11 Mar 2021. Accessed 11 Apr 2021. , result = Ongoing * |
Ouaka
Ouaka is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It borders the Democratic Republic of the Congo, covers an area of 49,900 km2, and has a population of 224,076 (2003 census), giving a population density of under 5 inhabitants/km2. The capital is Bambari. Towns and villages *Adodo *Afrotcho *Agbandjo *Aguéné *Angbaka *Angora *Angoua *Awatchie *Azouyomba *Babadja *Bada *Badjia *Bagaya *Bagou * Bahamo * Bakala *Bakala Koupi *Bakoro *Balepou *Baleyo *Baligo *Bambari (capital) *Banga *Banganendji *Bangba *Banguéré *Banindji *Baréamba *Batibla *Batobadja *Beidou *Belingo *Bianga *Bimbala *Bindi *Binguinendji *Bisibanda *Bologondjo *Bohola *Bothco *Bouassi *Bougwa *Boulou *Dakadjia *Dalio *Damangou *Dambagoua *Dami *Dangé *Digui *Djama *Djoubissi *Dokoua *Domanga *Douloungoa *Doumba *Doungba *Dourou *Gambala *Ganamandji *Gaoda *Gbadala *Gibada *Gibanda *Gimodo *Gotchélé *Grapou *Grengakola *Grimari *Goboudo *Gouhoutou *Goulinga *Gousoumalé *G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR; ; , RCA; , or , ) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to the north, Sudan to the northeast, South Sudan to the southeast, the DR Congo to the south, the Republic of the Congo to the southwest, and Cameroon to the west. The Central African Republic covers a land area of about . , it had an estimated population of around million. , the Central African Republic is the scene of a civil war, ongoing since 2012. Most of the Central African Republic consists of Sudano-Guinean savannas, but the country also includes a Sahelo- Sudanian zone in the north and an equatorial forest zone in the south. Two-thirds of the country is within the Ubangi River basin (which flows into the Congo), while the remaining third lies in the basin of the Chari, which flows into Lake Chad. What is today the Central African Republic has been inhabited for millennia; however, the country's current borders were established by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Peace In The Central African Republic
Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC, french: Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic which controls southern parts of the country. History UPC was formed on 17 September 2014 by Ali Darassa from ex-Séléka elements. Their initial headquarters was Bambari, however they were forced to retreat on 6 March 2017. On 10 January 2019, they launched a heavy attack on MINUSCA forces in Bambari vowing to recapture the city. They were repelled and in response Portuguese paratroopers raided their base in Bokolobo seizing some weapons and destroying some checkpoints. On 17 December 2020, the UPC joined the Coalition of Patriots for Change. War crimes On 29 January 2019 18 people were killed and 23 wounded when UPC fighters opened fire during a funeral ceremony in Ippy. Between 2016 and 2020 UPC killed more than 1300 people. On 6 october 2021 34 civilians were killed by alleged UPC rebels in Matchika massacre. Organization UP ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bambari
Bambari is a town in the Central African Republic, lying on the Ouaka River. It has a population of 41,356 (2003 census) and is the capital of Ouaka prefecture. Bambari is an important market town and is home to Bambari Airport, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bambari. Mining Large deposits of iron ore have been discovered in the vicinity of Bambari, though the considerable distance to the sea—1500 km—probably makes exploitatation of these reserves doubtful in the near future. A heavy duty railway and a deepwater port in a neighbouring country would be required. The mining resource also includes iron deposits at Bakala. History On 23 December 2012 Bambari was captured by rebels from Séléka coalition. On 24 June 2014 100 Anti-balaka fighters attacked Bambari. 46 people were killed and 28 wounded. In 2015 it was reported that Bambari was split with Anti-balaka controlling the part west of Oukana river and ex-Seleka controlling the eastern part of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alindao
Alindao is a town and sub-prefecture located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Basse-Kotto. It lies at the junction of the National Route 2 and 22. Alindao had a population of 14,401 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 15,213. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Alindao. It has a small airport, Alindao Airport. A Catholic Mission was established at Alindao during French occupation under French Equatorial Africa. History In 1912, the leader of the Banda-Ngbugu people in Alindao, Aju, swore allegiance to the French colonisers. However, he led a local revolt in 1925 and was captured and executed the following year. In 1927, Norwegian missionary Oscar Cesar Berntz-Lanz established the Elim Mission at Boybinga in the Alindao subprefecture. It was among the first Protestant missions in the colony and included a small dispensary and a school. When World War II broke out in 1939, the family relocated to South Africa. On 5 Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Darassa
Ali Darassa Mahamat (born 22 September 1978), also known as Ali Nassaraza Darassa, Ali Daras, and Ali Ndarass is a Nigerian leader of the Central African rebel group, the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC), which is dominant around Bambari. He is an ethnic Fula and his UPC is largely Fula. Darassa was the right-hand man of Chadian rebel leader, Abdel Kader Baba-Laddé until Baba-Laddé abandoned his armed struggle in September 2012. The UPC is an Ex-Séléka faction made up of disbanded members of the former rebel coalition known as Séléka. Starting in November 2016, another Ex-Séléka faction, the FPRC, allied with their former enemy, the Anti-balaka, and attacked UPC. The fighting displaced 20,000 and was ethnic in nature with the FPRC singling out Fulani people. He is reportedly well studied in past UN peacekeeping missions in order to deal with the peacekeeping mission known as MINUSCA in the country. On 17 December 2021, the U.S. Department of the Tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-balaka
The Anti-balaka is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said to be composed primarily of Christians. However, some church leaders have contested the claimed exclusively Christian character of such groups. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation and journalist Andrew Katz have noted that animists also participate in Anti-balaka groups. This militia formed in the Central African Republic after the rise to power of Michel Djotodia in 2013.C.Africa militia is an enemy of peace: French commander apa.az, recovered 14 March 2014 reported in 2015 that some member ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hassan Bouba
Hassan Bouba is a minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic and general of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC, french: Unité pour la paix en Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic which controls southern parts of the country. History UPC was formed on 17 September 2014 by Al ... armed group. Life He used to work for Chadian intelligence. In 2010 he contacted with Baba Laddé, leader of Central African Republic rebel group Popular Front for Recovery. After fall of François Bozizé he joined Central African rebels. In 2016 he became a political coordination of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic. In 2017 he allegedly ordered murder of four child soldiers from UPC armed group. He also participated in the 2018 Alindao massacre. On 3 December 2020 he was appointed minister of livestock by president Touadera. In September 2021 he reporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central African Republic Civil War
{{Infobox military conflict , conflict = Central African Republic Civil War , image = , caption = Current military situation in Central African Republic (For a detailed map of the current military situation, see Template:Central African Republic Civil War detailed map, here) , date = 10 December 2012 – present({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=12, day1=10, year1=2012) , place = Central African Republic(Possible spillover into East Region (Cameroon), East Region, Cameroon)Rebels Attack Cameroonian Town Close To Central African Republic HumAngle, 11 Mar 2021. Accessed 11 Apr 2021. , result = Ongoing conflicts, Ongoing * Séléka rebel coalition take ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
October 2021 Events In Africa
October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars and the sixth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old calendar of Romulus , October retained its name (from Latin and Greek ''ôctō'' meaning "eight") after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. In Ancient Rome, one of three Mundus patet would take place on October 5, Meditrinalia October 11, Augustalia on October 12, October Horse on October 15, and Armilustrium on October 19. These dates do not correspond to the modern Gregorian calendar. Among the Anglo-Saxons, it was known as Winterfylleth (Ƿinterfylleþ), because at this full moon, winter was supposed to begin. October is commonly associated with the season of spring in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and autumn in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 In The Central African Republic
Events in the year 2021 in the Central African Republic. Incumbents *President: Faustin-Archange Touadéra *Prime Minister: Firmin Ngrébada Monthly events *Ongoing – COVID-19 pandemic in the Central African Republic, Central African Republic Civil War January *January 3 – Rebels seize Bangassou and now control two-thirds of the country. *January 4 – 2020–21 Central African general election: Preliminary results show that President Touadera has won reelection with 53% of the vote. Turnout was 76.3% of registered voters. *January 7 – Pope Francis calls for dialogue after the conflicted election. “I ask all parties to join a brotherly and respectful dialogue, to reject hatred and avoid all forms of violence,” said Francis. Ten opposition parties have called for cancellation of the election. *January 9 – French Air and Space Force, French jets fly over CAR as tensions rise. Rebels attack Bouar. *January 10 – The Russian Ground Forces, Russian army begins withdrawing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
