Bossemptélé is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic.[1][2]
Bossemptélé | |
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Geography edit
Bossemptélé is on the RN3 road 369 kilometres (229 mi) northwest of Bangui and 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Bozoum, bordering the prefectures of Ombella-M'Poko and Nana-Mambéré. is at the crossroads of the RN3 on the Bangui – Garoua-Boulaï axis, part of the Douala Bangui Corridor and the RR6 regional road connecting Bozoum.
Administration edit
The municipality of Binon is the only commune of the sub-prefecture. In 2003, it had 18,024 inhabitants.[3]
Civil war edit
On 18 January 2014 Anti-balaka militias murdered more than 100 people in Bossemptélé.[4] On 1 March 2014 African peacekeepers evacuated 190 people from Bossemptélé, but 65 people were left behind including women, children and people with disabilities who were unable to climb onto the trucks.[5] In April French forces came to the town and Anti-balaka fighters dismantled their checkpoints and returned to local villages.[6] On 19 December 2020 MINUSCA forces were deployed in Bossemptélé after it was captured by CPC rebels.[7] On 8 February 2021 the town was recaptured by government forces.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Bossemptele". TipTopGlobe. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Cahal Milmo (13 November 2014). "The Catholic priest who defended Muslim and Christian alike in the wartorn Central African Republic". The Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- ^ Direction des statistiques démographiques et sociales, décembre 2003 [dead link]
- ^ "Central African Republic: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings" (PDF). Amnesty International. 12 February 2014.
- ^ "Central African Republic: Muslim Communities Emptied". 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Mission of Hope in Central African Republic – Part Two". 3 November 2014.
- ^ "Afrique – Centrafrique: Casques bleus déployés, l'ONU appelle au calme". 19 December 2020.
- ^ "RCA : les forces gouvernementales sont arrivées à Baoro, à moins de 80 km de Bouar". 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 21 February 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2021.