Kaboro is a village situated in Ouham Prefecture, Central African Republic.

Kaboro
Kaboro is located in Central African Republic
Kaboro
Kaboro
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 6°58′3″N 17°31′43″E / 6.96750°N 17.52861°E / 6.96750; 17.52861
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureOuham
Sub-prefectureNana-Bakassa
CommuneNana-Bakassa
Population
 (2015)
 • Total2,917[1]

History

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An NGO group named ANEA rehabilitated pumps in Kaboro in June 2014 with assistance from UNICEF and Médecins Sans Frontières.[2]

A bushfire occurred in Kaboro on 2 March 2015, annihilating 141 houses, many of which accommodated refugees from Mbali, Karoumba, Kamandiké, Katié, Kagomon, and Békondjo. Those villages were attacked by armed groups from 18 February to 1 March.[3]

Ex-Seleka group attacked Kaboro in February 2016 and burned 300 houses, prompting Anti-balaka group led by Omega to launch a counterattack.[4] An armed militia stormed Kaboro on 11 November 2016, killing two people.[5]

Education

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Kaboro has one school.[6]

Healthcare

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The village has one health post.[7]

References

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  1. ^ ACF 2015, p. 4.
  2. ^ OCHA (10 June 2014). CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC (CAR) Situation Report No. 29 (as of 10 June 2014) (PDF) (Report). p. 5.
  3. ^ ACF 2015, p. 5.
  4. ^ Marie-Joëlle Zahar; Delphine Mechoulan (November 2017). Peace by Pieces? Local Mediation and Sustainable Peace in the Central African Republic (PDF) (Report). p. 17.
  5. ^ OCHA, OCHA. "République centrafricaine : (Zone Centre) Rapport hebdomadaire de la situation no 44 (07 au 13 novembre 2016)". unocha.org. OCHA. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
  6. ^ ACF 2015, p. 10.
  7. ^ ACF 2015, p. 7.

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