Official Name: | Bani |
Pushpin Map: | Central African Republic |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Central African Republic |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Central African Republic |
Subdivision Name1: | Haute-Kotto |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Yalinga |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Yalinga |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 7.1286°N 22.8261°W |
Bani is a village situated in Haute-Kotto Prefecture, Central African Republic.
Together with Nzacko, LRA attacked Bani in August 2009 and abducted 45 civilians in both villages.[1] LRA stormed Bani on 23 December 2012 and looted food. They killed three and abducted 12 people.[2] Due to the village's isolation, the news had only spread on 14 January 2013.[3]
UPDF forces stationed in Bani on 28 August 2014 to pursue LRA and the locals welcomed the presence of them in their village.[4]
There is one health center in the village.[5]