Mbrès is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

and town in the

Nana-Grébizi Nana-Grébizi is one of the 20 prefectures of the 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 Ce ...

Prefecture of the northern

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 Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

History

On 8 June 2016 four armed groups including

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 leade ...

, UPC, FPRC and MPC signed pact of non-aggression in Mbrès. On 28 March 2021 the town was captured by Russian mercenaries. They withdrew day later allowing rebels to return. Russian forces returned to Mbrès on 9 April and withdrew again on 12 April.

References

Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in Nana-Grébizi {{CAR-geo-stub