Markounda, formerly Fort-Brusseaux, is a

sub-prefecture A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province. Albania There are twelve Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several districts, sometimes translated as subprefectures. ...

and town in the

Ouham Ouham is one of the 20 prefectures of the Central African Republic. Its capital is Bossangoa. The prefecture covers an area of 20,240 km² and, according to official estimates, its population was 329,645 inhabitants in 2024. At the time of the c ...

Prefecture of the north-western

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 Republic–Sudan border, the northeast, South Sudan to Central ...

. The sub-prefecture borders with

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History

Codos rebels from Chad attacked Markounda on 9 November 1984, killed the town's police commissioner, and briefly occupied it for several hours. Later, they withdrew to Chad when they heard reinforcement forces would come to the town. The reinforcement forces of the Presidential guard were sent to Markounda, and as they arrived on 10 November, they did not encounter any rebels. On 1 May 2014

Séléka Séléka CPSK-CPJP-UFDR was an alliance of rebel militia groups that subjugated the Central African Republic (CAR) on 24 March 2013. After its official dissolution in September 2013, the remaining rebel groups became known as Ex-Séléka. Sél� ...

rebels supported by Chadian mercenaries took control of Markounda from

Revolution and Justice Revolution and Justice (RJ, ) was an armed group based in northwestern part of the Central African Republic The Central African Republic (CAR) is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Chad to Central African Republic–Cha ...

armed group. On 19 April 2021 Markounda was recaptured by government forces.RCA : la ville de Markounda, dans l’Ouham, est reprise par l’armée nationale et ses alliés
19 April 2021

References

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