Kabo is a town in the northern

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, lying north west of Kaga Bandoro. It is a

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and the border post for

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History

The northern nomads in the Central African Republic resented the central government and a rebel People's Army for the Restoration of the Republic and Democracy (PAPRD) was formed in the 1990s. Clashes between the rebels and the central government intensified, and many people from Kabo and the surrounding area fled as refugees to Chad. However, in January 2008, PAPRD and the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) agreed on a ceasefire for the Kabo area, allowing many of the refugees to return. On 19 December 2012 the city was captured by

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coalition. As of 2020 it was under control of ex-Séléka

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. On 15 April 2021 Kabo was recaptured by government forces.RCA : la ville de Kabo, dans l’Ouham-Fafa, est reprise par l’armée nationale et ses alliés
15 April 2021

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* * Sub-prefectures of the Central African Republic Populated places in Ouham {{CentralAfricanRepublic-geo-stub