Akourousoulba
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Akourousoulba or Akoursoulbak is a village in the Bamingui-Bangoran Prefecture in the northern Central African Republic.
History
Akourousoulba used to be a stronghold of Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic armed group. Abdoulaye Hissène, one of leaders of FPRC was born there.[https://www.ohchr.org/Documents/Issues/Business/2020Survey/Civil_society/FearInc_TheSentry_Nov2018-web.pdf Fear, Inc.: War Profiteering in the Central African Republic and the Bloody Rise of Abdoulaye Hissène], November 2018 On 22 August 2022 Russian mercenaries from Wagner Group arrived in Akourousoulba, looting shops, before withdrawing the next day.{{cite web|url=https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/akroussoulback-village-dorigine-dabdoulaye-hissen-completement-pille-par-les-mercenaires-de-wagner/|title=AKROUSSOULBACK, village d’origine d’Abdoulaye Hissen, complètement pillé par les mercenaires de Wagner|date=2022-08-24}} On 2 September CPC rebels attacked the town.{{cite web|url=https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/derniere-heure-le-village-dakroussoulback-dans-le-nord-attaquee-par-les-rebelle-de-la-cpc/|title=Dernière heure : le village d’AKROUSSOULBACK, dans le Nord, attaquée par les rebelle de la CPC|date=2022-09-02}} After day of heavy fighting rebels managed to expel armed forces from Akourousoulba before withdrawing on 4 September.[https://corbeaunews-centrafrique.org/apres-la-mise-en-deroute-des-soldats-faca-les-rebelles-de-la-cpc-se-retirent-du-village-dakroussoulback/ Après la mise en déroute des soldats FACA, les rebelles de la CPC se retirent du village d’AKROUSSOULBACK], 4 September 2022
Education
Healthcare
There is one health center in the village.{{cite report|author=World Health Organization|date=March 2017|title=Enquête rapide sur l'estimation des besoins de santé des populations affectées par la crise en République Centrafricaine en 2016|url=https://www.afro.who.int/sites/default/files/2017-07/RCA%20Rapport%20de%20l%27enqu%C3%AAte%20HeRAMS%20%202016%20Version%20finale_0.pdf|page=NN|access-date=3 August 2023}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.maplandia.com/central-african-republic/bamingui-bangora/ndele/akourousoulba/ Satellite map at Maplandia.com]
{{Bamingui-Bangoran}}
Category:Populated places in Bamingui-Bangoran
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