Kambakota or Kamakota 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 ...

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Ouham-Fafa Ouham-Fafa is a prefecture in Central African Republic. With an area of 32,530 km2, the prefecture had a population of 225,479 in 2022. Batangafo is the capital of Ouham-Fafa. History Ouham-Fafa was founded on 10 December 2020 under administra ...

History

In 1985 UNICEF built three wells in Kambota, two of which had broken down as of 2008. In March 2008 around 1,400 displaced people arrived there from other villages. On 1 December 2016 it was reported that Kambakota was under control of MPC. As of October 2018 Kambakota was under control of

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 ...

. In October 2020 heavy clashes erupted between Anti-balaka factions in Kambakota. On 26 February 2021 Kambakota was captured by government forces supported by Rwandian military. On 4 January 2022 armed forces clashes with CPC rebels killing four of them.[lengosongo.cf/2022/01/05/quatre-bandits-de-la-cpc-neutralises-par-les-faca-et-leurs-allies-russes-au-village-kamba-kota/ Quatre bandits de la CPC neutralisés par les FACA et leurs alliés Russes au village Kamba-Kota], 5 January 2021

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