Boyo, Central African Republic
Boyo | |
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  Boyo Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 5°43′33″N 21°29′09″E / 5.7258°N 21.4857°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouaka |
| Sub-prefecture | Bambari |
| Commune | Haute–Baïdou |
Boyo is a village located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Ouaka.
History[edit]
On 15 May 2021 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group took control of Boyo after clashes with UPC rebels during which around 20 people were killed.[1] It was recaptured by UPC militiamen on 12 June.[2]
On 6 and 7 December militiamen belonging to the pro-government faction of Anti-balaka attacked Boyo killing around 15 civilians and displacing more than thousand people.[3] On 25 December MINUSCA peacekeepers launched operation in Boyo forcing around 200 UPC fighters to withdraw.[4] On 6 January 2022 Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations and Humanitarian Coordinator, Denise Brown accompanied by the humanitarian community went on a mission in Boyo. She met with victims of violence in the community. They said that armed men stole seeds and farming equipment making it harder for civilians to grow crops.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ RCA : violent combat entre les mercenaires russes et les rebelles de l’UPC au village Boyo, une vingtaine des morts, 18 May 2021
- ^ RCA : un garde rapproché du chef rebelle Ali Darassa tué dans un affrontement avec les mercenaires de Wagner à Bokolobo, 14 June 2021
- ^ "Declaration de la MINUSCA" [MINUSCA Statement] (in French). 19 December 2021.
- ^ Central African Republic: Scores of militias forced out of Boyo
- ^ La coordonnatrice humanitaire, Denise Brown en mission dans la localité de Boyo, 8 January 2022
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