Bossemptélé is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic.[2][3]
Bossemptélé | |
|---|---|
| Country |  Central African Republic |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Jean Loïc Yanikouzou[1] |
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.[4]
Civil war
On 18 January 2014 Anti-balaka militias murdered more than 100 people in Bossemptélé.[5] 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.[6] In April French forces came to the town and Anti-balaka fighters dismantled their checkpoints and returned to local villages.[7] On 19 December 2020 MINUSCA forces were deployed in Bossemptélé after it was captured by CPC rebels.[8] On 8 February 2021 the town was recaptured by government forces.[9]
References
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