Boyo, Central African Republic

Boyo is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouaka.

Boyo
Boyo is located in Central African Republic
Boyo
Boyo
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 5.7258°N 21.4857°E / 5.7258; 21.4857
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuaka
Sub-prefectureBambari
CommuneHaute–Baïdou

History

On 15 May 2021 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group took control of Boyo after clashes with UPC rebels during which around 20 people were killed.[1] It was recaptured by UPC militiamen on 12 June.[2]

On 6 and 7 December militiamen belonging to the pro-government faction of Anti-balaka attacked Boyo killing around 15 civilians and displacing more than thousand people.[3] On 25 December MINUSCA peacekeepers launched operation in Boyo forcing around 200 UPC fighters to withdraw.[4] On 6 January 2022 Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown accompanied by the humanitarian community went on a mission in Boyo. She met with victims of violence in the community. They said that armed men stole seeds and farming equipment making it harder for civilians to grow crops.[5]

References
  1. RCA : violent combat entre les mercenaires russes et les rebelles de l’UPC au village Boyo, une vingtaine des morts, 18 May 2021
  2. RCA : un garde rapproché du chef rebelle Ali Darassa tué dans un affrontement avec les mercenaires de Wagner à Bokolobo, 14 June 2021
  3. "Declaration de la MINUSCA" [MINUSCA Statement] (in French). 19 December 2021.
  4. Central African Republic: Scores of militias forced out of Boyo
  5. La coordonnatrice humanitaire, Denise Brown en mission dans la localité de Boyo, 8 January 2022
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