Ndiffa

Ndiffa is a town in Vakaga Prefecture, Central African Republic.

Ndiffa
Ndiffa
Location in the Central African Republic
Coordinates: 9.5805°N 21.7227°E / 9.5805; 21.7227
CountryCentral African Republic
PrefectureVakaga
Sub-prefectureBirao
CommuneOuandja
Time zoneUTC + 1

History

In 1962, Ndiffa had a population of 359 people.[1]

On 27 March 2020 Party of the Rally of the Central African Nation (PRNC) chief of staff, Issa Issaka Aubin, was killed by Misseriya Arabs in Ndiffa village during clashes.[2][3] From 23 to 26 May 2022 the village was occupied by Wagner Group mercenaries who looted shops.[4] On 11 November three government workers were kidnapped by PRNC rebels near Ndiffa.[5][6] As of late December Ndiffa remains under control of PRNC general Ali Mohamed alias B13.[7]

References
  1. Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Interior (1964). Recensement général de la population de la République Centrafricaine: 3ème fasc. Résultats pour la région de Haute-Kotto, Birao, Obo-Zemio, Sous-Prefecture de Rafai (PDF). Ministry of Interior. p. 59.
  2. Central African Republic Report of the Secretary-General, 16 June 2020
  3. Letter dated 8 July 2020 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2507 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council
  4. Centrafrique : panique générale à Tiringoulou, Ndiffa, Gordile, les mercenaires russes sèment le chaos, 26 May 2022
  5. Centrafrique : situation sécuritaire inquiétante dans la Vakaga au Nord-est du pays, 15 November 2022
  6. Centrafrique : ultimatum du GTSC, 6 December 2022
  7. Centrafrique : incursion de 9 pick-up lourdement armés des rebelles dans la Vakaga, 26 December 2022


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