Bangao | |
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Coordinates: 5°16′23″N 20°10′52″E / 5.27306°N 20.18111°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Ouaka |
Sub-prefecture | Kouango |
Commune | Azengué-Mindou |
Bangao is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.
Anti-balaka militias entered Bangao on 18 October 2014 because the locals 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]
Bangao has one school. [5]
There is a health center in the village. [6]
Bangao | |
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Coordinates: 5°16′23″N 20°10′52″E / 5.27306°N 20.18111°E | |
Country | Central African Republic |
Prefecture | Ouaka |
Sub-prefecture | Kouango |
Commune | Azengué-Mindou |
Bangao is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.
Anti-balaka militias entered Bangao on 18 October 2014 because the locals 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]
Bangao has one school. [5]
There is a health center in the village. [6]