Batangafo is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouham-Fafa at the confluence of Ouham River and its affluent Fafa .
5-472: FDPC militias attacked Batangafo on 20 February 2009. They looted weapons and ammunition from the gendarmerie post and food from the aid agency warehouse. In August 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Batangafo between Séléka and Sangaris forces resulting in more than 50 deaths. On 31 October 2018 heavy clashes broke out between Anti-balaka and ex- Séléka fighters in Batangafo resulting in at least 15 deaths The town
10-554: A ceasefire with the government on February 2, 2007. This agreement was known as the Sirte Agreement, after the Libyan city where it was signed. It was the earliest of the ceasefires that the government signed individually with each of the three major militias, bringing temporary peace to the country. It controlled a small pocket between Kabo and Moyenne-Sido . After falling out with Séléka, FDPC leader Abdoulaye Miskine fled across
15-804: The Central African People The Democratic Front of the Central African People ( French : Front démocratique du peuple centrafricain ; FDPC ) was an anti-government militia in the Central African Republic (CAR). It was one of the major combatants in the CAR Bush War and a member of the Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR alliance of militant groups that overthrew the national government in March 2013. The FDPC signed
20-724: The border into Cameroon and was arrested there in 2013. The FDPC responded by abducting 26 people from both countries, including a Polish priest, in an effort to pressure Cameroon's government to release Miskine. In November 2014, the FDPC released its hostages and Cameroon released Miskine. On 20 May 2016, FDPC occupied Zoukombo village near the Cameroonian border. FDPC was also present in Abba and near Kabo . At this time it had less than 100 fighters. On 5 April 2019, MINUSCA captured Zoukombo killing three FDPC fighters where it had previously established
25-460: Was recaptured by government forces on 12 April 2021. In December 2020, Batangafo became the capital of Ouham-Fafa Prefecture. There is an airport in Bafangafo . 7°18′N 18°18′E / 7.300°N 18.300°E / 7.300; 18.300 This Central African Republic location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Democratic Front of
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