Kabo
Kabo hospital in 2023
Kabo hospital in 2023
Kabo is located in Central African Republic
Kabo
Kabo
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°41′58″N 18°37′45″E / 7.69944°N 18.62917°E / 7.69944; 18.62917
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuham-Fafa
Government
 • Sub-prefectGabin Richard Ngoupende[1]
 • MayorAbdel Hakkis Mahamat[2]
Elevation
1,381 ft (421 m)
Population
 (2003)
 • Total16,279

Kabo[3] is a town in the northern Central African Republic, lying north west of Kaga Bandoro. It is a market town and the border post for Chad.

History

The northern nomads in the Central African Republic resented the central government and a rebel People's Army for the Restoration of the Republic and Democracy (PAPRD) was formed in the 1990s. Clashes between the rebels and the central government intensified,[4] and many people from Kabo and the surrounding area fled as refugees to Chad. However, in January 2008, PAPRD and the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) agreed on a ceasefire for the Kabo area, allowing many of the refugees to return.[5]

Central African Republic Civil War (2012-present)

On 19 December 2012 the city was captured by Séléka coalition.[6] As of 2020 it was under control of ex-Séléka Central African Patriotic Movement.[7] On 15 April 2021 Kabo was recaptured by government forces.[8]

CPC attacked Kabo on 31 May 2023. FACA and Wagner repelled the attack.[9] UPC attacked FACA bases in Kabo on 8 January 2024. Several soldiers and a civilian were killed.[10][11]

Notes

  1. ^ Ngoupende, Gabin Richard. "Centrafrique : « la ville de Kabo retrouve la sécurité », déclare Gabin Richard Ngoupende, sous-préfet". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangi Medias. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Centrafrique : la localité de Kabo menacée par la famine ?". 4 March 2022.
  3. ^ Kabo (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  4. ^ Staff (3 December 2001). "CAR clashes mar peace efforts". BBC News.
  5. ^ "Mia Farrow sees children returning to schools in northern Central African Republic". UNICEF. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
  6. ^ "People flee into the bush in fear of attack". 21 December 2012.
  7. ^ "RCA : présence massive des rebelles du MPC à Markounda et Boguila, les FSI et la Minusca quittent la zone". 25 June 2020.
  8. ^ RCA : la ville de Kabo, dans l’Ouham-Fafa, est reprise par l’armée nationale et ses alliés, 15 April 2021
  9. ^ Feiganazoui, Boris. "Kabo : Une bataille féroce éclate entre rebelles et forces de l'ordre". corbeaunews-centrafrique. Corbeaunews Centrafrique. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  10. ^ Féimonazoui, Arsène. "L'Aube Sanglante à Kabo : Un violent affrontement entre les rebelles et les soldats FACA en cours". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  11. ^ Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Centrafrique : des morts et des blessés dans l'attaque de la base des Faca à Kabo". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 10 January 2024.

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