Koundjili is a village in
Lim-Pendé
Lim-Pendé is a prefecture in Central African Republic
The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Chad border, the north, Sudan to Central African Repub ...
prefecture, Central African Republic. It is one of the three villages where the 2019 Ouham Pende Massacre occurred.
History
In response to the killing of a Fulani trader in Koundjili,
3R rebels attacked Koundjili on 21 May 2019 for revenge. They killed 13 villagers and looted a shop. On 27 May 2020, 3R militias returned to Koundjili and occupied it. As a result, the villagers took refuge in the bush and some went to
Paoua
Paoua is a town located in the Central African Republic prefecture of Lim-Pendé.The town is the birthplace of the former president of the Central African Republic, Ange-Félix Patassé and mathematician, Gaston Nguérékata.
History
In 1994, e ...
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Economy
The villagers heavily rely on the agriculture sector as their main source of income.
Education
Koundjili has one school.
References
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Populated places in Lim-Pendé
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