Gamboula 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 of

Mambéré-Kadéï Mambéré-Kadéï is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. The prefecture covers 30,203 km2 and had a population of 289,688 as of the 2003 census, giving a population density of less than 10 inhabitants/km2. Its capital ...

History

On 28 December 2020 Gamboula was captured by rebels from

Coalition of Patriots for Change The Coalition of Patriots for Change (''Coalition des patriotes pour le changement'') is a coalition of major rebel groups in the Central African Republic created in 2020 to disrupt the 2020–21 Central African general election. Background O ...

. It was recaptured by government forces on 7 March 2021.Après avoir pris le contrôle du corridor Gamboula (une des sous-préfectures de la Mambéré Kadeï) il y a deux(2) jours, nos soldats et les alliés viennent de faire leur entrée dans la ville de Gamboula
Ngrebada Firmin, 7 March 2021

References

Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in the Central African Republic Populated places in Mambéré-Kadéï {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub