Bossemptélé is on the RN3 road 369 kilometres (229 mi) northwest of Bangui and 87 kilometres (54 mi) south of Bozoum, bordering the prefectures of Ombella-M'Poko and Nana-Mambéré.
History[]
On 18 January 2014 Anti-balaka militias murdered more than 100 people in Bossemptélé.[3] On 1 March 2014 African peacekeepers evacuated 190 people from Bossemptélé, but 65 people were left behind including women, children and people with disabilities who were unable to climb onto the trucks.[4] In April French forces came to the town and Anti-balaka fighters dismantled their checkpointes and returned to local villages.[5] On 19 December 2020 MINUSCA forces were deployed in Bossemptele after it was captured by CPC rebels.[6] On 8 February it was recaptured by government forces.[7]
Administration[]
The municipality of Binon is the only commune of the sub-prefecture. In 2003, it has 18,024 inhabitants.[8]
Economy[]
The locality is at the crossroads of the national road RN3 on the Bangui – Garoua-Boulaï axis, part of the Douala Bangui Corridor and the RR6 regional road connecting Bozoum.
Central African Republic
