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.
Kabo | |
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 Kabo hospital in 2023 | |
  Kabo Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 7°41′58″N 18°37′45″E / 7.69944°N 18.62917°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouham-Fafa |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Maxime Mbainani[1] |
| • Mayor | Abdel Hakkis Mahamat[2] |
| Elevation | 1,381 ft (421 m) |
| Population (2003) | |
| • Total | 16,279 |
History
editThe 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)
editOn 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
edit- ^ Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ "Centrafrique : la localité de Kabo menacée par la famine ?". 4 March 2022.
- ^ Kabo (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- ^ Staff (3 December 2001). "CAR clashes mar peace efforts". BBC News.
- ^ "Mia Farrow sees children returning to schools in northern Central African Republic". UNICEF. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
- ^ "People flee into the bush in fear of attack". 21 December 2012.
- ^ "RCA : présence massive des rebelles du MPC à Markounda et Boguila, les FSI et la Minusca quittent la zone". 25 June 2020.
- ^ RCA : la ville de Kabo, dans l’Ouham-Fafa, est reprise par l’armée nationale et ses alliés, 15 April 2021
- ^ Feiganazoui, Boris. "Kabo : Une bataille féroce éclate entre rebelles et forces de l'ordre". corbeaunews-centrafrique. Corbeaunews Centrafrique. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
External links
edit- "Photo Gallery: Kabo, Central African Republic". Médecins Sans Frontières Australia (MSF). 30 October 2008. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
- "Photo: Refugee camp, Kabo, Central African Republic". 2 July 2008.
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