Yalinga

Yalinga
Sub-Prefecture and town
Yalinga Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 6°31′N23°15′E / 6.517°N 23.250°E / 6.517; 23.250
Country	Central African Republic
Prefecture	Haute-Kotto
Government
• Sub-Prefect	Gwladys Natacha Akani [1]
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.

History

Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun, the last sultan of Dar al Kuti, who was resisting French annexation. ^{[2] [3]}

On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people. ^[4]

On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces. ^[5]

Transport

The town is served by Yalinga Airport.

References

1. Oubangui Medias, Oubangui Medias. "Centrafrique : Décrets portant nomination des Gouverneurs, des Préfets et des Sous-Préfets". oubanguimedias.com. Oubangui Medias. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
2. Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 645. ISBN   9780810879928.
3. Serre, Jacques; Fandos-Rius, Juan (2014). Répertoire de l'administration territoriale de la République centrafricaine. Paris: L’Harmattan. p. 178. ISBN   978-2-343-01298-8.
4. ICG, ICG (28 April 2010). LRA: A Regional Strategy beyond Killing Kony (PDF) (Report). p. 27. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
5. RCA : les mercenaires russes et syriens ont repris la ville de Yalinga sans affrontement, 22 April 2021