Dieudonné Ndomaté

Dieudonné Ndomaté is former Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism in the Central African Republic, and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2021 for treason and later acquitted.

Dieudonné Ndomaté
Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism
In office
March 3, 2019 – May 11, 2021
Leader of Anti-balaka (Ngaïssona branch)
In office
January 2019 – May 11, 2021
Preceded byPatrice-Edouard Ngaïssona
Succeeded byIgor Lamaka
National coordinator of Anti-balaka
In office
2013 – January 2019
Personal details
BornBatangafo, Central African Republic
NationalityCentral African Republic

Life

He is a paternal uncle of Rodrigue Ngaibona alias Andjilo, another Anti-balaka general. From 2004 to 2012 he studied at University of Bangui.[1][2]

Civil war

In 2013, Ndomaté joined Anti-balaka. On 5 December 2013, he left Bouca to participate in attack on Bangui.[2] In December 2014, he was a Deputy Chief of Operations of the Anti-balaka of Boy-Rabe neighborhood in Bangui.[3] In 2015, he was National Coordinator in charge of the operations of the former Antibalaka.[4] After transfer of Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to the International Criminal Court in January 2019, Dieudonné Ndomaté became de facto leader of the Ngaïssona branch of the Anti-balaka.[5] He was one of the signatories of 2019 peace agreement.[6] On 3 March 2019, president Touadera nominated him as a Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism.[7]

On 28 March 2020, 16 anti-balaka members were arrested at his residence in police operation. In early April 2020, in a show of protest, he suspended his participation in the government for a few days.[8] In 2020 elections, he was an independent candidate from district Batangafo I.[5] On 15 December 2020, he joined Coalition of Patriots for Change led by former president François Bozizé.[9] On 16 December, he left Bangui towards Batangafo taking with him a few vehicles which he handed over to CPC rebels. On 11 May 2021, he was arrested in Bouca for incitement to insurrection.[10][11] On 12 May, he was transferred to Bangui and placed under arrest.[12] On 27 May 2022, after two weeks of trials he and 15 other people were acquitted of all charges due to insufficient evidence.[13]

References
  1. dieudonné ndomate on LinkedIn
  2. ICC-01/14-01/18
  3. Centrafrique: Mgr Dieudonné Nzapalainga et les chrétiens catholiques au chevet des Anti-balaka de Boy-Rabe, 16 December 2014
  4. Tension encore visible à Bria, 12 January 2015
  5. Letter dated 27 January 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council
  6. "Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic". Retrieved Feb 16, 2021.
  7. En Centrafrique, 13 nouveaux ministres font leur entrée, 4 March 2019
  8. Letter dated 8 July 2020 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2507 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council
  9. "Centrafrique : la Déclaration des Groupes armés qui sonne le glas du régime de Bangui". 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  10. RCA : Dieudonné Ndomaté, ministre et ex-chef Anti-Balaka, serait arrêté, 11 May 2021
  11. RCA : précisions sur l’arrestation de l’ex-ministre Dieudonné Ndomaté, 18 May 2021
  12. RCA : transfert à Bangui de monsieur Dieudonné Ndomaté, ministre du tourisme, arrêté dans la localité de Bouca, 12 May 2021
  13. Centrafrique : la Cour d’appel de Bangui acquitte l’ancien ministre Ndomaté et ses 15 coaccusés, 28 May 2022
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