Bétoko is a village located in the
Lim-Pendé
Lim-Pendé is a prefecture in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Repub ...
Prefecture of the Central African Republic. Until December 2020, Bétoko was part of the
Ouham-Pende.
History
Central African Republic Bush War (2004–2007)
In late 2005,
APRD took control of Bétoko. Responding to the attack on a commercial truck near the Chad-CAR border,
Presidential Guard raided Bétoko on 15 March 2006 and killed one person.
ANT
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raided Bétoko on 10 July 2006. They opened fire indiscriminately toward the civilians. As a result, the residents fled Bétoko. They also looted the villages, raped five women, and captured young people.
Central African Civil War (2012-present)
In August 2013, FRUD-CA attacked Bétoko. On 26 or 27 December 2017,
RJ occupied Bétoko. Consequently, the villagers fled to
Paoua
Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Lim-Pendé.The town is the birthplace of the former president of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé and mathematician, Gaston Nguérékata.
History
In 1994, e ...
and Bedaya. They gradually returned to Bétoko starting on April to June 2018 thanks to the presence of
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 C ...
troops.
Economy
Bétoko has one market that attracted not only local merchants but also foreign merchants from Chad, Sudan, Cameroon, and Nigeria. In early 2006, the market was closed.
Education
The village has two schools.
Healthcare
There is one health post in Bétoko.
References
Populated places in Lim-Pendé
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