Kitessa

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Kitessa
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Kitessa
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 5°21′28″N25°21′38″E / 5.35778°N 25.36056°E / 5.35778; 25.36056
Country Central African Republic
Prefecture Haut-Mbomou
Sub-prefecture Zemio
CommuneZemio

Kitessa is a village located in Haut-Mbomou Prefecture, Central African Republic. In 1995, the village had a population of about 300 people. [1]

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History

On 29 April 2010, LRA bands attacked Kitessa and killed eight people. [2]

On 18 August 2017, a suspected Peuhl militia raided Kitessa. [3]

In 2020, Kitessa was under the control of UPC and the rebels erected a checkpoint in it. [4]

A clash between UPC and Azande Ani Kpi Gbe ensued in Kitessa on 22 and 23 February 2024, prompting the villagers fled to Zemio. [5] FACA and Wagner clashed with UPC in Kitessa in May 2024, killing four rebels and wounding three. [6]

Education

There is one primary school in the village. The students who want to continue high school have to go to Zemio. [1]

Healthcare

Kitessa has one health post. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 Buckner, Margaret L. (1988). "Knowledge versus Knowing: Zande Leechcraft". High Plains Applied Anthropologist. 18 (1): 3.
  2. ↑ Cakaj, Ledio. "On the Heels of Kony: The Untold Tragedy Unfolding in the Central African Republic". enoughproject.org. Enough Project. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  3. ↑ OCHA (24 August 2017). LRépublique Centrafricaine : Région : Est, Bambari - Rapport hebdo de la situation no 33 (20 Aout 2017) (PDF) (Report). p. 1. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. ↑ UN Security Council (27 January 2021). Letter dated 27 January 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council (PDF) (Report). p. 131. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  5. ↑ UN Security Council (18 June 2024). Report of the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic (PDF) (Report). p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ↑ Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Centrafrique : les Faca font leur retour à Zemio après près d'une décennie d'absence". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 29 May 2024.
  7. ↑ World Health Organization (March 2017). Enquête rapide sur l'estimation des besoins de santé des populations affectées par la crise en République Centrafricaine en 2016 (PDF) (Report). p. UU. Retrieved 10 February 2023.
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