Dekoa (Dékoua) is a
sub-prefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
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and town in the
Kémo
Kémo is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Sibut.
Notable people
* Andrée Blouin, political activist, human rights advocate, and writer
See also
* Lake Chad replenishment project
* Waterway
A ...
Prefecture of the south-eastern
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 ...
.
History
![Katchu](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/11/Katchu.jpg)
In the nineteenth century freebooter
Rabih az-Zubayr
Rabih az-Zubayr ibn Fadl Allah or Rabih Fadlallah ( ar, رابح فضل الله ,رابح الزبير ابن فضل الله), usually known as Rabah in French (c. 1842 – April 22, 1900), was a Sudanese warlord and slave trader who establish ...
brought Dekoa under his sway and made it a part of the
Bornu Empire Bornu may refer to:
* Bornu Empire Bornu may refer to:
* Bornu Empire, a historical state of West Africa
* Borno State
Borno State is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Yobe to the west, Gombe to the southwest ...
. In March 1899, the sultan captured and imprisoned the explorer
Ferdinand de Béhagle
Jean Jacques Marie Ferdinand de Béhagle (18 July 1857 – 15 October 1899) was a French explorer of Africa.
He served with the colonial service in Algeria and travelled in the Congo and Ubangi region.
While attempting to find a viable land route f ...
at Dekoa. Béhagle was subsequently hanged after the French battled the sultan's troops at
Kouno in October of that year.
Civil war
On 28 December 2012
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 ...
rebels took control of Dekoa. On 8 April 2014
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 ...
attacked ex-Seleka positions in Dekoa resulting in 30 deaths. On 17 August 2018
FACA was deployed in Dekoa.
Three UN peacekeepers from
Burundi
Burundi (, ), officially the Republic of Burundi ( rn, Repuburika y’Uburundi ; Swahili language, Swahili: ''Jamuhuri ya Burundi''; French language, French: ''République du Burundi'' ), is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley at the ...
were killed in Dekoa and
Bakouma
Bakouma is a sub-prefecture in the prefecture of Mbomou in Central African Republic. The area is known for its prosperity of mineral resources which have for a long time remained unexploited.
History
Bakouma was founded in September 1892 when ...
on December 26, 2020, one day before the
2020 Central African general election. Three
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 ...
leaders in
Kaga-Bandoro
Kaga-Bandoro is a market town and capital of the Nana-Grébizi prefecture of the Central African Republic. It represents the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kaga–Bandoro.
History
On 25 December 2012 rebels from Séléka coalition took ...
were arrested by international forces for ordering the attack.
Centrafrique : Résumé d’actualité de la semaine en 10 points
9 January 2021
Notes
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic
Populated places in the Central African Republic
Populated places in Kémo
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