Kabo

Kabo[2] 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.

For other uses, see KABO (disambiguation).
Kabo
Kabo
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 7°41′58″N 18°37′45″E
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuham-Fafa
Population (2003)16,279
Government
 • MayorAbdel Hakkis Mahamat[1]
Elevation
1,381 ft (421 m)

History

The 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,[3] 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.[4] On 19 December 2012 the city was captured by Séléka coalition.[5] As of 2020 it was under control of ex-Séléka Central African Patriotic Movement.[6] On 15 April 2021 Kabo was recaptured by government forces.[7]

Notes
  1. "Centrafrique : la localité de Kabo menacée par la famine ?". 4 March 2022.
  2. Kabo (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. Staff (3 December 2001). "CAR clashes mar peace efforts". BBC News.
  4. "Mia Farrow sees children returning to schools in northern Central African Republic". UNICEF. 27 June 2008. Archived from the original on 5 July 2008.
  5. "People flee into the bush in fear of attack". 21 December 2012.
  6. "RCA : présence massive des rebelles du MPC à Markounda et Boguila, les FSI et la Minusca quittent la zone". 25 June 2020.
  7. RCA : la ville de Kabo, dans l’Ouham-Fafa, est reprise par l’armée nationale et ses alliés, 15 April 2021


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