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Dekoa (Dékoua) is a sub-prefecture and town in the
In the nineteenth century freebooter
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9 January 2021
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
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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
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, 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, and Adamawa to the south while it ...
. 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 2012Séléka
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 were killed in Dekoa and Bakouma 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.9 January 2021
Notes
Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in the Central African Republic Populated places in Kémo {{CAR-geo-stub