Gounda is a village in the

Bamingui-Bangoran Bamingui-Bangoran is one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. It covers an area of 58,200 km² and had a population of 38,437 as of the 2003 census. The population density of 0.66/km² is the lowest in the country. The capit ...

Prefecture in the northern

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

As of 2018 Gounda was under control of FPRC armed group. On 11 March 2022 rebels from FPRC and Russian mercenaries from the

Wagner Group The Wagner Group (russian: Группа Вагнера, Gruppa Vagnera), also known as PMC Wagner ( «Вагнер», ChVK «Vagner»; ), is a Russian paramilitary organization. It is variously described as a private military company (PMC), a ...

clashed in Gounda. Four Russians, six rebels and two civilians were killed. Rebels withdrew from the village and Russians continued to Gordile.RCA : violent affrontement entre les éléments du FPRC et les mercenaires russes dans le village Gonda, vers Ndélé
14 March 2022

References

External links

Satellite map at Maplandia.com
Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran N'Délé {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub