Lioto
Lioto | |
|---|---|
  Lioto Location in Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 5°18′48″N 20°9′39″E / 5.31333°N 20.16083°E | |
| Country | Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Ouaka |
| Sub-prefecture | Kouango |
| Commune | Azengué-Mindou |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 3,621[1] |
Lioto, also spelled Liotto or Lihoto, is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.
History
From June 2014 to March 2015, there had been 17 attacks in Lioto. The first attack occurred on 5 June 2014. The village received another attack on 2 and 14 July 2014, causing the displacement of the villagers to nearby settlements, Grimari and DR Congo.[2] Later, they returned to the village. However, an armed group attacked the Fulani militia in Lioto in October 2014, causing 60 people to be killed and more than one hundred injured. During the attack, several houses were torched and the village was looted. Anti-balaka was alleged to be the attacker, yet the local group commander denied it.[3][2] An armed group from Zouhougou attacked Lioto on 10 February 2015 and houses were reported burned.[2]
UPC captured Lioto from Anti-balaka on 16 November 2016 after several hours of battle, in which ten civilians were killed and twenty houses burned. Due to the attack, the locals fled to the bush.[4] Anti-balaka seized the village from UPC on 2 August 2018 and briefly occupied it before withdrawing.[5] The Anti-balaka militia led by General Mandakara stormed the UPC position in Lioto on 24 February 2019.[6] A clash between UPC and Anti-balaka ensued in Lioto on 20 June 2019 and casualties were reported on both sides.[7]
Wagner and FACA forces attacked UPC in the village on 25 April 2022, killing two UPC rebels.[8] UPC stormed FACA position in the village on 11 December 2022. During the attack, the rebels seized several weapons from the government forces.[9][10] The villagers sought refuge either in the bush or Goussiema, Zouhougou, and Bangao.[1]
Education
Lioto has one primary school.[11]
Healthcare
The village does not have any health infrastructure. They have to go to Bangao for medical treatment.[12] However, there is a plan to build a health center.[13]
References
- ^ a b ACTED (24 May 2023). RRM Rapport d'intervention NFI-KHI-HEB dans la localité Groupement Lioto, Commune d’Azengué-Mindou, sous-préfecture de Kouango, préfecture de la Ouaka, Du 10 au 15/01/2023 (PDF) (Report). ACTED. p. 5. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ a b c ACTED 2015, p. 4.
- ^ Centrafrique Libre, Centrafrique Libre. "Centrafrique : une soixantaine de tués lors d'une incursion des Antibalaka au village Lioto situe a 51 km de Kouango". news.abangui.com. Centrafrique Libre. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Moloma, Gisèle. "Centrafrique : Affrontement sanglant entre les combattants de la Séléka et les Anti-Balaka au village Lihotto à quelques kilomètres de Bambari". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ International Crisis Group, International Crisis Group. "CrisisWatch Tracking Conflict Worldwide August 2018". crisigroup.org. International Crisis Group. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ RJDH, RJDH. "Des combats entre Anti-Balaka et Séléka signalés dans un village proche de Kouango". centrafrique-presse.over-blog.com. Centrafrique-Presse. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Yékoua, Bertrand. "Centrafrique : accrochage violent entre UPC et Anti-Balaka au village Lioto". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Yékoua, Bertrand. "RCA : une attaque des mercenaires russes contre une position de l'UPC à Lioto fait deux morts". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Yékoua, Bertrand. "Centrafrique : double attaque des positions de l'armée nationale dans la Ouaka, débandade générale". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ Yékoua, Bertrand. "Attaque de Liotto, le gouvernement confirme que les rebelles ont récupéré des armes lourdes aux mains des FACA". corbeaunews-centrafrique.org. Corbeau News Centrafrique. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ African Development Bank (24 January 2020). Ouaka - Kouango : Rapport de la mission d'évaluation - 24 janvier 2020 (PDF) (Report). p. 15. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ ACTED 2015, p. 7.
- ^ African Development Bank (22 September 2023). CAR - Support Programme for The Reconstruction of Grassroots Communities, Phase 2 – Project Appraisal Report (Report). African Development Bank. p. 16. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
Bibliography
- ACTED (31 March 2015). Rapport d’Evaluation Multisectorielle - RRM: Village de Lihoto, Sous-préfecture de Kouango, Préfecture de la Ouaka, Du 17 au 19 mars 2015 (PDF) (Report).