Rafaï

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Rafaï
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Rafaï
Location in Central African Republic
Coordinates: 4°58′23″N23°55′55″E / 4.97306°N 23.93194°E / 4.97306; 23.93194
Country Central African Republic
Prefecture Mbomou
Government
  MayorMarcel Kogoro [1]
Population
  Total14,000

Rafaï [2] is a town and sub-prefecture on the Chinko River, in the Central African Republic prefecture of Mbomou. Its estimated population is about 14,000 people.

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History

The Sultanate of Rafaï was the last of Ubangi-Shari to still have its sultan. [3] The last sultan assumed the throne in 1909. [3] On 12 March 2013 Rafaï was captured by Seleka rebels. [4] On 3 March 2018 it was captured by UPC rebels, but three days later it was recaptured by Anti-balaka. [5] On 26 March 2021 it was reported that 14 rebels with automatic weapons were stationed near centre of Rafaï. [6] On 30 October armed forces returned to Rafai after eight years of absence. [7]

Transport

Rafaï has a small civilian airport with a 4,249 foot unpaved runway.

Notes

  1. Mbetissinga, Martial Stève.  La ville de Rafaï se porte bien…mais il y a des difficultés »". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Archived from the original on 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. Rafaï (Approved) at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
  3. 1 2 Gide, André (1927). Voyage au Congo: Carnets de Route . Paris: Gallimard. OCLC   19336971.
  4. "Centrafrique: des rebelles prennent la ville de Rafaï". Archived from the original on 2020-06-21. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
  5. "Centrafrique : reprise de la sous-préfecture de Rafaï par les Anti-balaka, la ville de Bakouma menacée". 6 March 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2020. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  6. "La-statistique-et-donnees-des-appels-1320-dans-chaque-region-de-la-RCA" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2023-11-27. Retrieved 2024-05-21. Les rebelles sont dans la brousse a 7km de RAFAI centre,ils sont au nombre de 14 armes avec de ak47 et deux avait des lances roquettes
  7. Centrafrique : les Faca de retour à Rafaï après huit ans d’absence Archived 2023-04-18 at the Wayback Machine , 2 November 2021


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