Batobadja is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.
Batobadja | |
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  Batobadja Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 5°34′33″N 20°49′11″E / 5.57583°N 20.81972°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouaka |
| Sub-prefecture | Bambari |
| Commune | Ngougbia |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 1,985[1] |
History
editAn armed group invaded Batobadja on 21 and 22 September 2014 and pillaged the health center’s pharmacy, causing the death of one person.[2] An armed Peuhl militia killed 21 people in Batobadja in the second week of October 2014.[3] On 18 October, ex-Séléka attacked Anti-balaka positions in Batobadja to retaliate the attack of two Muslim-owned vehicles in the village three days before, causing the villagers to seek refuge in Notre Dame des Victoires, Bambari.[4]
Anti-balaka militias stormed the Peuhl camp in Batobadja on 20 December 2014 and killed ten people, including seven ex-Séléka fighters, two civilians, and one Anti-balaka member. Fourteen houses were torched down and several injured civilians were transported to Bambari.[5]
CPC rebels attacked Batobadja on 30 December 2021, resulting in the villagers fleeing to Bambari and Matchika. As the village emptied, the rebels looted civilian properties, including goats.[6]
Education
editThere is one school in the village.[7]
Healthcare
editBatobadja has one health post.[8]
References
edit- ^ ACTED 2022, p. 3.
- ^ UNICEF (3 October 2014). CAR HUMANITARIAN SITUATION REPORT –3 October 2014 (Report). UNICEF. p. 13. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ UNHRC (24 July 2015). Report of the Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Central African Republic, Marie-Thérèse Keita Bocoum (A/HRC/30/59) (PDF) (Report). UNHRC. p. 10. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ ACTED (28 October 2014). Rapport d’Evaluation Multisectorielle - RRM : Batobadja - Matcheka - Préfecture de la Ouaka, 27 – 28 Octobre 2014 (PDF) (Report). ACTED. p. 4. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ Krock, Fred. "Centrafrique: une dizaine de morts au village Batobadja dans un affrontement entre Anti-balaka et Séléka". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
- ^ ACTED 2022, p. 2.
- ^ ACTED 2018, p. 5.
- ^ ACTED 2018, p. 6.
Bibliographies
edit- ACTED (23 March 2022). République centrafricaine : Rapport d’intervention EHA - Mécanisme de Réponse Rapide-RRM Batobadja Commune Ngougbia, Sous-Préfecture de Bambari, Préfecture Ouaka (du 28 au 30 Janvier 2022) (PDF) (Report). ACTED.
- ACTED (20 January 2018). RCA RRM : Evaluation Multisectorielle à Batobadja (Préfecture de la Ouaka), Rapport préliminaire (ACTED/23.01.2018) (PDF) (Report). ACTED.