Sikkikede (also known as Ndah), also spelled ''Sikikédé'' and ''Sikikede'', is a town in
Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic. It is the largest settlement in Vakaga, with a population of around 20.000 people.
CPJP established the headquarter in Sikkikede .
History
Together with
Mélé, a clash took place in Sikkikede between
UFDR and
CPJP on 10 April 2011. Responding to this clash, the villagers fled to
Chad
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and
Tiringoulou
Tiringoulou, also spelled ''Tirigoulou'' or ''Tiroungoulou'', is a village in the Vakaga Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
History Central African Republic Bush War (2004-2007)
On 25 and 26 April 2006, a mysterious Antonov ...
.
In 2012, Sikkikede faced a food crisis. Of 1332 children that were screened by International Medical Corps’ nutrition, 21% of the children suffered from global acute malnutrition and 7% had severe acute malnutrition.
Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)
On March 2022, there was a clash between FPRC, RPRC and MLCJ and Wagner Group in Sikkikede. The clash led to the death of 20 people, and some shops and houses were burned.
On 28 January 2023, the rebel withdrew from Sikkide and
FACA and
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 ...
captured the town after a clash in
Gounda
Gounda is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
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 ...
. They carried out door-to-door searches to find the rebels. They did not find them. On 14 February 2023,
CPC rebels attacked Sikkikede. Clash happened for two hours, and CPC captured the town. The government lost about 15 soldiers and the rebels captured 20.
Responding to the CPC's attack, most of the residents fled to the bush while others, mostly women and children, went to
Mélé.
On 23 February 2023, the government forces recaptured Sikkikede from
CPC rebels with the assistance from
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 ...
.
Due to logistic issues, FACA and Wagner withdrew from Sikkikede on 24 May 2023. Two days later, a clash between the town's defense group and CPC occurred in Sikkikede. Armed with homemade weapons, the self-defense group repulsed CPC attack and killed ten rebels. Women and children fled to the bush because of the attack.
Demographics
Runga
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Species
it contains five species, found on the Polynesian Islands:
*''Runga akaroa'' Forster, 1990 †...
makes up the majority of the Sikkikede population.
Economy
There is one market in the town. Near the town, there are artisanal gold mining sites named Mandjan.
Education
There are three schools in the town.
Healthcare
Sikkikede has one public health post.
References
Populated places in Vakaga
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