Bangao
Bangao is located in Central African Republic
Bangao
Bangao
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 5°16′23″N 20°10′52″E / 5.27306°N 20.18111°E / 5.27306; 20.18111
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuaka
Sub-prefectureKouango
CommuneAzengué-Mindou

Bangao is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.

History

Anti-balaka militias entered Bangao on 18 October 2014 because they were allegedly worked for ex-Séléka. They killed many civilians and burned the coffee fields, causing the residents to flee. Some of them went to Congo DR.[1] A clash between two armed groups occurred in Bangao on 2 September 2015, causing the villagers to seek refuge in the bush, Pendé, and Bangao's Catholic Church.[2]

A clash between two rival groups ensued in Bangao, killing one person, and thirty houses were torched down, causing the residents to flee to the bush.[3] Anti-balaka and UPC clashed in Bangao on 27 September 2019, killing 15 civilians and destroying 28 buildings, including a mosque.[4]

Education

Bangao has one school.[5]

Healthcare

There is a health center in the village.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Ouaka : Antibalaka et ex-Séléka sèment la terreur". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ ACTED (31 March 2015). Multi-sectoral assessment RRM preliminary report: Villages of Goussiema and Bangao, Commune of Azengué–Mindou, Sub-prefecture of Kouango, Prefecture of Ouaka (PDF) (Report). ACTED. p. 1. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ OCHA (21 November 2016). République Centrafricaine : Aperçu humanitaire hebdomadaire (au 21 novembre 2016) (PDF) (Report). OCHA. p. 2. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ UN Security Council (15 October 2019). Central African Republic - Report of the Secretary-General (S/2019/822) (PDF) (Report). United Nations. p. 1. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ ACTED (31 March 2015). Multi-sectoral assessment RRM preliminary report: Villages of Goussiema and Bangao, Commune of Azengué–Mindou, Sub-prefecture of Kouango, Prefecture of Ouaka (PDF) (Report). ACTED. p. 4. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ↑ World Health Organization (March 2017). Enquête rapide sur l'estimation des besoins de santé des populations affectées par la crise en République Centrafricaine en 2016 (PDF) (Report). p. KK. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
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