Mingala 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

Basse-Kotto Basse-Kotto (, "Lower Kotto") is one of the 20 and the least populated prefecture 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 Republ ...

Prefecture of the southern

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 ...

History

On 19 May 2019 rebels from

Union for Peace in the Central African Republic Union for Peace in the Central African Republic (UPC, ) is a rebel group in the Central African Republic which controls southern parts of the country. History UPC was formed on 17 September 2014 by Ali Darassa from the ex-Séléka elements. ...

seized gold mine near Mingala town. On 10 January 2020 UPC rebels took control of several villages (Kollo, Kaboul 3, Zounguinza i Drochengba and Morouba) near Mingala. On 18 September 2021 heavy clashes erupted in Mingala between UPC rebels and Russian mercenaries. As of January 2022 Mingala remains under UPC control.Centrafrique : les autorités locales de Mingala appelle Bangui à l’aide
22 January 2022

References

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