Revolution and Justice (RJ, french: Révolution et Justice) was an armed group based in northwestern part of 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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History
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On 1 November 2013 Revolution and Justice established training camp in Boloum near Paoua.
[Centrafrique: la rébellion “Révolution et Justice” d’Armel Sayo et son mercenaire belge]
9 November 2014 On 24 December RJ attacked
Beboura
Beboura is a village located in the Central African Republic Prefectures of the Central African Republic, prefecture of Ouham-Pende on the road between Paoua and Nanga-Boguila.
History
In late 2005 Beboura was captured by People's Army for the ...
killing 45 Seleka fighters.
[ On 22 January 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Boguila between RJ and Seleka leading to 22 Seleka fighters being killed. On 24 January RJ took control of Bojomo on Boguila-Markounda axis after killing 13 Seleka fighters. In January it took control of ]Paoua
Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Pendé. History
Paoua and its surrounding territories have become something of a ghost town after rebel and government soldier attacks in 2006 and 2007, with much of the ...
.[ In February RJ took control of Bang near Ngaoundaye. On 29 March RJ captured Bedaka north of Paoua after clashes with Séléka forces.
On 20 January 2018 heavy clashes broke out between RJ and MNLC north of Paoua forcing 60,000 people to seek refugee in city On 30 January RJ agreed to voluntarily dissolve itself, becoming first group to do so. On 9 April heavy clashes erupted between RJ and MNLC in Betin village north of Paoua. Since August 2018 it was reported that RJ was still present at Paoua-Betoko axis extorting local population and erecting checkpoints.
In February 2019 two factions of Revolution and Justice signed peace agreement with the government. In July 2019 RJ reportedly completed its disarmament.Letter dated 26 July 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council]
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References
Factions of the Central African Republic Civil War
Rebel groups in the Central African Republic
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