Yalinga
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Yalinga | |
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Sub-Prefecture and town | |
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| Country | File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Haute-Kotto |
| Government | |
| • Sub-Prefect | Gwladys Natacha Akani[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Yalinga is a town and sub-prefecture in the Haute-Kotto prefecture of the central-eastern Central African Republic.
History
[edit | edit source]Yalinga was founded as a French post by Lieutenant Bissey on 1 March 1912 to anticipate any further attacks from Kamoun, the last sultan of Dar al Kuti, who was resisting French annexation.[2][3]
On 28 February 2010, LRA attacked Yalinga. They pillaged police station, weather station, a safari camp and kidnapped 26 people.[4]
On 22 April 2021 Yalinga was captured from rebels of Coalition of Patriots for Change by Russian mercenaries allied with government forces.[5]
Transport
[edit | edit source]The town is served by Yalinga Airport.
References
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- ^ RCA : les mercenaires russes et syriens ont repris la ville de Yalinga sans affrontement, 22 April 2021
