Mboki

Mboki is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haut-Mbomou prefecture of the south-eastern Central African Republic.

Mboki
Sub-prefecture
Sub-prefectures of Haut-Mbomou
Sub-prefectures of Haut-Mbomou
Mboki is located in Central African Republic
Mboki
Mboki
Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 5.316°N 25.9571°E / 5.316; 25.9571
Country Central African Republic
PrefectureHaut-Mbomou
Government
 • MayorLéa Patah[1]
Population
 (2014[2])
 • Total10,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

History

LRA Insurgency

On 24 July 2009, 13 LRA fighters commanded by Colonel Acellam Smart attacked Mboki. They looted properties in the town's market and killed five civilians. However, when they killed 11 years old boy, 200 Mboki self-defence force fighters attacked the militias with arrows and machetes. The traders managed to kill three and injure three LRA fighters. As a result, LRA retreated from the town and escaped to the bush. While hiding in the bush, three injured LRA fighters soon died.[3][4]

On 20 and 21 March 2010, LRA attacked Mboki. They abducted six people and killed the chief of Mboki 3 neighborhood.[5]

Central African Republic Civil War

Until mid-2017 Mboki was not affected by Central African Republic Civil War. In June 2017 presence of Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC) fighters and incursions by self-defense groups from Bangassou was reported in the town. On 25 June three soldiers were killed in Mboki.[6] As of April 2021 Mboki remains under control of UPC armed group.[7]

Transport

The town is served by M'Boki Airport.

References
  1. "Centrafrique: abandonnés aux mains des groupes armés, les habitants de Mboki appellent à l'aide". 15 March 2022.
  2. RCA : des villageois saccagent une ONG sur fond de rumeurs, 6 June 2014
  3. Cakaj, Ledio. "On the Heels of Kony: The Untold Tragedy Unfolding in the Central African Republic". enoughproject.org. Enough Project. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. Cakaj, Ledio. "Central African Communities Live In Fear Of LRA". enoughproject.org. Enough Project. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  5. Human Security Baseline Assessment (January 2007). A widening war around Sudan:The proliferation of armed groups in the Central African Republic (PDF) (Report). Human Security Baseline Assessment. p. 2. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  6. Letter dated 6 December 2017 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2339 (2017) addressed to the President of the Security Council (Pdf).
  7. Centrafrique, Corbeaunews (2021-04-27). "RCA : arrivée massive des rebelles de l'UPC à Zémio, incendie des maisons au centre-ville - Corbeau News Centrafrique ou si b il LPP Corbeau News Centrafrique ou si b il LPP". Corbeau News Centrafrique ou si b il LPP (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
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