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Abdoulaye Hissène
Abdoulaye Hissène (born Akourousoulba, 1 January 1967) is a former Central African warlord, general in the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC), minister of youth, sanctioned by international institutions for committing multiple war crimes. Life He was born on 1 January 1967 in Akourousoulba village near the border with Chad. He is a Muslim and belongs to the Runga ethnic group. His father was an environmental guard responsible for supervising protected areas in the region. When he was young, Hissène's father taught him and his siblings hunting and use of weapons. According to other sources, his father was Abba Adoum Kette, an influential diamond collector from Bria. Another son was reportedly the warlord Mahamet Saleh. In the 1990s and 2000s, Hissène pursued a career in the mineral trade like his uncle. He worked as a trader of diamonds and gold for the Central African company SODIAM. After accumulating multiple debts he fled to Chad in 2009 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akourousoulba
Akourousoulba or Akoursoulbak is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic. History Akourousoulba used to be a stronghold of Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic armed group. Abdoulaye Hissène Abdoulaye Hissène (born Akourousoulba, 1 January 1967) is a former Central African warlord, general in the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC), minister of youth, sanctioned by international institutions for committ ..., one of leaders of FPRC was born there. On 22 August 2022 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group arrived in Akourousoulba, looting shops, before withdrawing the next day. On 2 September CPC rebels attacked the town. After day of heavy fighting rebels managed to expel armed forces from Akourousoulba before withdrawing on 4 September. Education Akourousoulba has one school. Healthcare There is one health center in the village. References External linksSatellite map ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Société Générale
Société Générale S.A. (), colloquially known in English-speaking countries as SocGen (), is a French multinational universal bank and financial services company founded in 1864. It is registered in downtown Paris and headquartered nearby in La Défense. Société Générale is France's third largest bank by total assets after BNP Paribas and Crédit Agricole. It is also the sixth largest bank in Europe and the world's eighteenth. It is considered to be a systemically important bank by the Financial Stability Board. It has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. From 1966 to 2003 it was known as one of the ''Trois Vieilles'' ("Old Three") major French commercial banks, along with Banque Nationale de Paris (from 2000 BNP Paribas) and Crédit Lyonnais. History 19th century The bank was founded by a group of industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union For Peace In The Central African Republic
Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC, ) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic which controls southern parts of the country. History UPC was formed on 17 September 2014 by Ali Darassa from the ex-Séléka elements. Their initial headquarters was Bambari, however they were forced to retreat on 6 March 2017. On 10 January 2019, they launched a heavy attack on MINUSCA forces in Bambari vowing to recapture the city. They were repelled and in response Portuguese paratroopers raided their base in Bokolobo, seizing some weapons and destroying some checkpoints. On 17 December 2020, the UPC joined the Coalition of Patriots for Change. War crimes On 29 January 2019, 18 people were killed and 23 wounded when UPC fighters opened fire during a funeral ceremony in Ippy. Between 2016 and 2020 UPC killed more than 1300 people. On 6 October 2021, 34 civilians were killed by alleged UPC rebels in Matchika massacre. Organization UPC used to profit from gold and d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noureddine Adam
Noureddine Adam (born 1970) is the leader of the Central African Republic, Central African rebel group, the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC) in the Central African Republic Civil War (2012–present), Central African Republic Civil War. He was sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council in May 2014. He was indicted by the International Criminal Court in July 2022 as a suspect of crimes against humanity and war crimes. Early career An ethnic Runga people, Runga, he was born in 1970 in N'Délé. His father was an imam who served as the leader of the Muslim community in Miskine neighborhood of Bangui. His mother was a Chadian national. After completing secondary school, Adam was trained in Sudan and then in Egypt, where he graduated from the police academy in Cairo in the 1990s after spending 10 years in Egypt. After that, he was trained by the GOC Army Headquarters, Israeli Special Forces for six months and then settled for a year in Bangui wher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sikkikede
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 In 1962, Sikkikede had a population of 522 people, making it the largest settlement in Vakaga. 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 and Tiringoulou. 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) In 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 J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N'Délé
N'Délé or Ndele is a market town and sub prefecture in the north eastern Central African Republic, lying east of the Bamingui-Bangoran National Park. Ndélé is the capital of Bamingui-Bangoran, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. N'Délé had a population of 10,850 as of the 2003 census; and a calculated 2013 population of 13,704. History The ''tata'', or fortified wall, creates a citadel-like palace on a hill overlooking N'Délé. It was constructed at the behest of Sultan Mohammed al-Sanussi of Dar al Kuti in the late 19th century. N'Délé, the ''tata'', and the Kaga-Kpoungouvou Caves were collectively added to the UNESCO World Heritage Tentative List on April 11, 2006, in the Cultural category. In 1970, N'Délé received electricity. When the fighting resumed in December 2012 between the FACA loyalists and the rebel coalition of Séléka, the city fell to rebel forces. In 2020 heavy clashes erupted in the city between ex-Séléka FPRC and RPR ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sibut
Sibut (), formerly Fort Sibut () is the capital of Kémo, one of the 16 prefectures of the Central African Republic. An important transport hub, it is situated north of the capital Bangui and is known for its market. Sibut is located at the Northern end of the paved road coming from the capital, Bangui. At Sibut, two major provincial roads split, one going North to Kaga Bandoro, and the other east towards Bomimi, a thriving agricultural village of 450 people, from Sibut. History The settlement was originally named Krébédjé after the local Dekpa chief of the same name. The French arrived in 1895 and Krébédjé, and they officially recognised him as chief the next year. The town was renamed Fort Sibut in 1900 after Medical Major Adolphe Pierre Sibut, a deceased friend of colonial official Émile Gentil. Sibut sits on the banks of the Kémo, a minor tributary of the Ubangi River about long. Formerly an important route of supply and communication between Fort d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MINUSCA
United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (also called MINUSCA, which is an initialism of its French name Mission multidimensionnelle intégrée des Nations unies pour la stabilisation en Centrafrique) is a UN peacekeeping mission, which started on April 10, 2014, to protect Central African Republic civilians under Chapter VII of the UN Charter. It transformed the 6,000-strong African Union-led peacekeeping force known as MISCA into a UN peacekeeping mission and became operational on September 15, 2014. The UN deployed a transition team to set up MINUSCA and prepare for a seamless transition of authority from MISCA to MINUSCA. As of 30 September 2021, it has more than 15,000 troops, police and civilian personnel on the ground. Its role is to: * support the transition process; * facilitate humanitarian assistance; * promotion and protection of human rights; * support for justice and the rule of law; * disarmament; * demobil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damara, Central African Republic
Damara is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ombella-M'Poko. It is located about an hour from the national capital, Bangui. History In March 2013, rebels from the Séléka Coalition (' means "alliance" in the Sango language) overtook a checkpoint in Damara. Part of the 2012-2013 Central African Republic conflict, the rebels claimed that President of the Central African Republic François Bozizé had violated the terms of a January cease-fire agreement. After storming the Damara checkpoint, however, the rebels were prevented from taking Bangui by a helicopter attack. "The helicopter opened fire on the column, forcing it to disperse... The rebels have not reached Bangui," said a senior military analyst quoted by Reuters Reuters ( ) is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters. It employs around 2,500 journalists and 600 photojournalists in about 200 locations worldwide writing in 16 languages. Reuters is one of the largest news agencies in the worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haroun Gaye
Haroun Gaye is a Central African warlord, general in the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC), sanctioned by international institutions. Life He was born on 30 January 1968 or 1969. When the war started he was a Muslim diamond trader in PK5 district in Bangui. Since early 2014 he has been one of leaders of armed groups operating in the PK5 district in Bangui. On 2 November 2014 he was nominated as rapporteur of the FPRC coordination structure by Noureddine Adam. He commanded around 60 men e Jamaïque sector of the PK5 neighborhood in Bangui. On 11 May 2015, Gaye and 300 demonstrators blocked ways to the National Transitional Council to disrupt the final day of the Bangui Forum. On 26 June 2015 he disrupted opening of a voter registration drive in PK5 district causing it to close. On 2 August 2015 MINUSCA tried to arrest him. His soldiers managed to repel attacks of international forces for seven hours using firearms, rocket launchers and grenades all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anti-balaka
The Anti-balaka (''anti-machete'') is an alliance of militia groups based in the Central African Republic in the early 21st century said by ''the Guardian'' to be composed primarily of Christians, but also some Muslims. However, some church leaders have contested the claimed exclusively Christian character of such groups. The Tony Blair Faith Foundation and journalist Andrew Katz have noted that Animism, animists also participate in Anti-balaka groups. This militia formed in the Central African Republic after the rise to power of Michel Djotodia in 2013.C.Africa militia is an enemy of peace: French commander , apa.az, accessed 14 March 2014 Amnesty International reported in 2015 that some members of anti-balaka groups had Forced conversion, forcibly converted Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bangui
Bangui (; or Bangî in Sango language, Sango, formerly written Bangi in English) is the Capital (political), capital and List of cities in the Central African Republic, largest city of the Central African Republic. It was established as a French Congo, French outpost in 1889 and named after its location on the northern bank of the Ubangi River (); the Ubangi itself was named from the Bobangi language, Bobangi word for the "rapids" located beside the settlement, which marked the end of navigable water north from Brazzaville. The majority of the population of the Central African Republic lives in the western parts of the country, in Bangui and the surrounding area. The city has been part of Bangui (Prefecture), Bangui Prefecture since December 2020. it had an estimated population of 889,231. The city consists of eight urban districts (''arrondissements''), 16 groups (''groupements'') and 205 neighbourhoods (''quartiers''). As the capital of the Central African Republic, Bangui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
