Batangafo is a town located in the
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 th ...
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
of
Ouham
Ouham is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bossangoa.
Geography
The prefecture is in the north-west of the Central African Republic. In the north it has a border with Chad. In the south is the prefecture O ...
at the confluence of
Ouham River
The Ouham River is a river in Central Africa, and one of the main headwaters of the Chari River. The Ouham originates in the Central African Republic between the prefecture Nana-Mambéré and the prefecture Ouham-Pendé, crossing into Chad where i ...
and its affluent
Fafa
Fafa is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Fafá de Belém (born 1956), Brazilian singer
* (born 1968), French DJ
* Fafà Picault (born 1991), American soccer player
* Fafa Sanyang
Fafa Sanyang is a Gambian politician and fo ...
.
There is an
airport in Bafangafo.
History
In August 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Batangafo between Séléka and Sangaris forces resulting in more than 50 deaths. On 31 October 2018 heavy clashes broke out between
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 ...
and ex-
Séléka
Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African Republic (CAR) on 24 March 2013. After its official dissolution in September 2013, the remaining rebel groups became known as Ex-Séléka. Sélà ...
fighters in Batangafo resulting in at least 15 deaths The town was recaptured by government forces on 12 April 2021.
RCA : après la ville de Kaga-Bandoro, c’est le tour de Batangafo d’être reprise par l’armée nationale
12 April 2021
See also
* Lake Chad replenishment project
The Lake Chad replenishment project is a proposed major water diversion scheme to divert water from the Congo River basin to Lake Chad to prevent it drying up. Various versions have been proposed. Most would involve damming some of the right tribu ...
* Waterway
A waterway is any navigable body of water. Broad distinctions are useful to avoid ambiguity, and disambiguation will be of varying importance depending on the nuance of the equivalent word in other languages. A first distinction is necessary b ...
References
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Populated places in Ouham
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