Bossemptélé Explained

Official Name:Bossemptélé
Settlement Type:sub-prefectures
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 Type1:Prefecture
Subdivision Type2:District
Leader Title:Sub-Prefect
Leader Name:Jean Loïc Yanikouzou[1]
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2003

Bossemptélé is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic.[2] [3]

Geography

Bossemptélé is on the RN3 road 369km (229miles) northwest of Bangui and 87km (54miles) 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

See main article: Bossemptélé massacre. 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oubangui Medias . Oubangui Medias . Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets . oubanguimedias.com . Oubangui Medias . 5 June 2024.
  2. Web site: Bossemptele. TipTopGlobe. 5 June 2018.
  3. Web site: The Catholic priest who defended Muslim and Christian alike in the wartorn Central African Republic. Cahal Milmo. 13 November 2014 . . 5 June 2018.
  4. http://www.stat-centrafrique.com/Actualites/activites_de_la_dsds.htm Direction des statistiques démographiques et sociales, décembre 2003
  5. Web site: Central African Republic: Ethnic cleansing and sectarian killings. 12 February 2014. Amnesty International.
  6. Web site: Central African Republic: Muslim Communities Emptied. 7 March 2014.
  7. Web site: Mission of Hope in Central African Republic – Part Two. 3 November 2014.
  8. Web site: Afrique – Centrafrique: Casques bleus déployés, l’ONU appelle au calme. 19 December 2020.
  9. Web site: RCA : les forces gouvernementales sont arrivées à Baoro, à moins de 80 km de Bouar. 8 February 2021. 14 March 2021. 21 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210221033645/https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.com/rca-les-forces-gouvernementales-sont-arrivees-a-baoro-a-moins-de-80-km-de-bouar/. dead.