Beboura is a village 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-Pende on the road between

Paoua Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. History Paoua and its surrounding territories have become something of a ghost town after rebel and government soldier attacks in 2006 and 2007, with much of the ...

and

Nanga-Boguila Nanga-Boguila is a sub-prefecture of Ouham in the Central African Republic. Geography The commune of Nanga Boguila is located in the north-west of the Ouham prefecture. It is crossed by the axis Nana-Bakassa - Boguila - Bongaro 1, national hig ...

History

In late 2005 Beboura was captured by People's Army for the Restoration of Democracy (APRD) with 420 to 570 fighters being stationed there. On 24 December 2013 rebel group

Revolution and Justice Revolution and Justice (RJ, french: Révolution et Justice) was an armed group based in northwestern part of the Central African Republic. History On 1 November 2013 Revolution and Justice established training camp in Boloum near Paoua.

attacked Beboura killing 45

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. Sél� ...

fighters. As of June 2017 the town was reportedly under joint control of RJ and

Central African Patriotic Movement Central African Patriotic Movement (MPC, french: Mouvement patriotique pour la Centrafrique) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic based in nortwestern part of the country. History MPC was formed in July 2015 by Mahamat Al-Khatim. I ...

(MPC). On 9 January 2020 MINUSCA forces withdrew from Beboura in Ouham Pende after a crowd destroyed their base following a road accident. It was subsequently captured by MPC on 25 June. As of March 2021 Beboura remains under rebel control.

References

Populated places in Ouham-Pendé {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub