Bossemptélé | |
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• Sub-Prefect | Jean Loïc Yanikouzou [1] |
Bossemptélé is a sub-prefecture of Ouham-Pendé in the Central African Republic. [2] [3]
Bossemptélé is on the RN3 road 369 kilometres (229 mi) northwest of Bangui and 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Bozoum, bordering the prefectures of Ombella-M'Poko and Nana-Mambéré. is at the crossroads of the RN3 on the Bangui – Garoua-Boulaï axis, part of the Douala Bangui Corridor and the RR6 regional road connecting Bozoum.
The municipality of Binon is the only commune of the sub-prefecture. In 2003, it had 18,024 inhabitants. [4]
On 18 January 2014 Anti-balaka militias murdered more than 100 people in Bossemptélé. [5] On 1 March 2014 African peacekeepers evacuated 190 people from Bossemptélé, but 65 people were left behind including women, children and people with disabilities who were unable to climb onto the trucks. [6] In April French forces came to the town and Anti-balaka fighters dismantled their checkpoints and returned to local villages. [7] On 19 December 2020 MINUSCA forces were deployed in Bossemptélé after it was captured by CPC rebels. [8] On 8 February 2021 the town was recaptured by government forces. [9]