Official Name: | Yenga |
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: | Nana-Mambéré |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-prefecture |
Subdivision Name2: | Bouar |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Yenga |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 5.9033°N 15.4514°W |
Yenga[1] (Yanoyé-Yenga[2] or Yanoye[3]) is a village in Nana-Mambéré, Central African Republic. It is 18km (11miles) from Bouar and on the main road (RN3) between Bouar and Garoua-Boulaï in the Cameroon.
On 7 January 2023 evening, CPC rebels launched a surprise attack on FACA outpost in Yenga for four hours. CPC killed two FACA soldiers and took two other soldiers as hostages.[4] Responding to this attack, on the next day, FACA and Wagner Group visited the village and carried out searches to find out the perpetrators of the attack.[5]
Yenga has one health center.[6]