Bossemptélé

Bossemptélé is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic.[1][2]

Bossemptélé
sub-prefectures
Country Central African Republic

Geography

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

The municipality of Binon is the only commune of the sub-prefecture. In 2003, it had 18,024 inhabitants.[3]

Civil war
Main article: Bossemptélé massacre

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
  1. "Bossemptele". TipTopGlobe. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. Direction des statistiques démographiques et sociales, décembre 2003
  4. "Central African Republic: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings" (PDF). Amnesty International. 12 February 2014.
  5. "Central African Republic: Muslim Communities Emptied". 7 March 2014.
  6. "Mission of Hope in Central African Republic – Part Two". 3 November 2014.
  7. "Afrique – Centrafrique: Casques bleus déployés, l'ONU appelle au calme". 19 December 2020.
  8. "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.

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