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bakouma wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 history toggle history subsection 1 1 civil war 2 geography and climate 3 law and government 4 economy toggle economy subsection 4 1 transport 5 notes and references toggle the table of contents bakouma 9 languages afrikaans cebuano deutsch فارسی français italiano lietuvių nederlands svenska edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 5 41 55 n 22 47 0 e 5 69861 n 22 78333 e 5 69861 22 78333 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia sub prefecture and town in mbomou central african republic bakouma sub prefecture and town bakouma location within central african republic coordinates 5 41 55 n 22 47 0 e 5 69861 n 22 78333 e 5 69861 22 78333 country central african republic prefecture mbomou government sub prefect serge didier kamegba makimba 1 mayor sylvain ngoualima 2 elevation 500 m 1 600 ft population 2003 total 17 599 bakouma is a sub prefecture in the prefecture of mbomou in central african republic the area is known for its prosperity of mineral resources which have for a long time remained unexploited history edit bakouma was founded in september 1892 when the belgians led by commander georges adolphe balat and captain georges le marinel set up a military post on the site it became a part of the french upper oubangui in july 1894 bakouma became a district under the french rule in 1944 and on 23 january 1961 the region eventually became a sous préfecture in the mbomou prefecture in the newly formed central african republic 3 the lengo petroglyphs are located near bakouma in a uranium survey in 1959 1961 phosphatic sediments were discovered near bakouma the phosphates are characterized by their high uranium content which are the highest in sub saharan africa 4 further feasibility studies showed that in the area there are 41 million pounds of u 3 o 8 with an average grade of 0 27 which is almost 20 times higher than the resources in trekkopje namibia 5 a large concentration of cretaceous ferruginous limestones has also been found near bakouma however commercial exploitation in the area never took off the french commissariat à l énergie atomique cea studied the area as did alusuisse in the 1970s which only came to conduct small scale mining the japanese in the 1980s came to the conclusion that any large exploitation would not be commercially viable during the 1990s former political prisoner jeanne marie ruth rolland was elected deputy leader of bakouma and lead a gold prospector s consortium she was also active in diamond mining in the area following her death a monument was elected in her honor due to the increasing world market price on uranium combined with decreasing stocks the area gained new interest in the mid 2000s australian company paladin energy expressed its interest in the area but it never took off the same thing happened with the chinese finally in may 2006 the south african company uramin invested 90 in a bakouma uranium project the remaining 10 is held by the government a mining convention was signed guaranteeing fixed taxes for 25 years the project consists of ten separate areas of uranium mineralization and the consortium has applied for two additional licenses which if granted would extend the project area to 2 900 square kilometres a feasibility study that started in august 2006 has drilled some 9 400 meters and indicated that the resource is significantly deeper than previous studies have shown the production is expected to ramp up from late 2009 and peak in 2010 at 3000 tonnes per annum 5 civil war edit in july 2017 it was reported that bakouma was under joint control of anti balaka and fprc rebel groups 6 from december 2018 to january 2019 heavy clashes took place in the city between ex séléka militias and government forces resulting in withdrawal of ex séléka militias three un peacekeepers from burundi were killed in dekoa and bakouma on 26 december 2020 one day before the 2020 central african general election 7 on 29 december government forces withdrew from bakouma after being surrounded by fprc and upc rebels 8 on 10 may 2021 bakouma was recaptured by government forces 9 geography and climate edit bakouma is situated on the gboyo river in is on the northern end of the mbomou forest which has an area of 10 000 km 2 when it became clear that the government was going to allow for a concession of uranium many voices were heard mainly from the opposition claiming that uranium mining in other countries has created much harm to the environment and the population the government claimed that this was the words of evil tongues it said that the bill on the regulation of exploitation of radioactive minerals which passed the parliament on 30 august 2006 would protect from any such damage uramin has started to drain the marches on its site law and government edit although the government has its representative in bakouma the presence of uramin in the town has attracted visits of several high level government officials when uramin arrived with their first equipment to bangui the unloading of the airplane was monitored by the minister of mining and energy sylvain ndoutingaï when the team later arrived in bangassou with a second plane the unloading was monitored by the prefect of mboumou remy sem ndouto along with representatives of the police the gendarmerie the customs and the armed forces the customs was represented by colonel yvon songue 10 in march 2007 the uramin site was inspected by the director for the ministry of mining and energy mr guy ngaïkomessé also present were the regional director for mining the assistant commander of the mining brigade the commander of the mboumou police force as well as several police and gendarme officers they found that the uramin team consisted of six tanzanians two europeans and one cameroonian the tanzanians and the cameroonian did not have visas for the country and were brought to bangui for regularisation 11 economy edit 3000 people are expected to be employed by uramin and the government has predicted a boom for the whole region 10 numerous young men have left bangassou nzako irabanda in haute kotto for bakouma however there has been reports that members of the central african government has arranged for transport of their own family members and own ethnic groups to bakouma to function as manpower in the mining project this has led to irritation among bakouma s original citizens 12 prices on food items are said to have exploded since the international mining companies arrived while the normal price on chicken is said to be 600 or 700 cfa franc it is now negotiated at between 1500 and 2000 cfa franc fish and beef can hardly be found at all 13 there is a small hydro power plant on the left bank of gboyo which is owned by the catholic diocese of bangassou the water flows of the river allows electricity production 305 days per year the electricity is used to feed the mission and its hospital transport edit bakouma is located about 870 km from bangui uramin which has its site 7 km outside of bakouma has invested 0 5 million to upgrade road access but it is unknown what other roads in the area will be upgraded the catholic diocese of bangassou has recently upgraded 19 bridges between bakouma and nzako there is an airstrip in bakouma close to the uranium exploitation but when uramin arrived with its machinery in july 2006 the antonov freighter had to land at bangassou 10 with a considerably longer runway notes and references edit oubangui medias oubangui medias centrafrique décrets portant nomination des gouverneurs des préfets et des sous préfets oubanguimedias com oubangui medias retrieved 6 june 2024 ndeke luka ndeke luka centrafrique deux rebelles tués dans les combats proches de bakouma radiondekeluka org radio ndeke luka retrieved 18 october 2024 subprefectures of the central african republic archived from the original on 6 february 2012 retrieved 14 june 2007 rocks for crops central african republic 1 2 resource investor archived from the original on 20 april 2007 retrieved 14 june 2007 ipis survey three un peacekeepers killed in car ahead of sunday s elections al jazeera 26 december 2020 retrieved 26 december 2020 centrafrique 25 membres des forces de défense et de sécurité libérés des mains des rebelles 1 january 2021 rca la ville de bakoum désormais sous contrôle des faca et leurs alliés 10 may 2021 1 2 3 le confident 1 august 2006 archived 28 september 2007 at the wayback machine le confident 31 march 2007 archived 28 september 2007 at the wayback machine le confident 19 february 2007 archived 28 september 2007 at the wayback machine le confident 6 october 2006 archived 28 september 2007 at the wayback machine v t e sub prefectures of the central african republic equateur region mambéré prefecture carnot amada gaza gadzi senkpa mbaéré mambéré kadéï prefecture berbérati gamboula dédé makouba sosso nakombo nana mambéré prefecture baboua baoro bouar abba sangha mbaéré economic prefecture bambio nola bayanga fertit region bamingui bangoran prefecture bamingui ndélé haute kotto prefecture bria ouadda yalinga vakaga prefecture am dafok birao ouanda djallé ouandja haut oubangui region basse kotto prefecture alindao kembé mingala mobaye satema zangba haut mbomou prefecture djemah obo zemio bambouti mbomou prefecture bakouma bangassou gambo ouango rafaï kagas region kémo prefecture dekoa sibut mala ndjoukou nana grébizi economic prefecture kaga bandoro mbrès ouaka prefecture bakala bambari grimari ippy kouango plateaux region lobaye prefecture boda mbaiki moboma mongoumba boganangone boganda ombella m poko prefecture boali damara yaloke bossembélé bogangolo bangui prefecture bangui centre bangui fleuve bangui kagas bangui rapides yade region lim pendé prefecture paoua ngaoundaye ndim kodi taley ouham prefecture bossangoa markounda nana bakassa nanga boguila ouham fafa prefecture batangafo bouca kabo sido ouham pendé prefecture bocaranga bozoum bossemptele koui v t e mbomou capital bangassou bakouma bakouma fadama nzacko zabé bangassou bangassou fodé niakari gambo gambo ouango ouango rafai agoumar barraoua dembia derbissaka guérékindo kpété rafai sélim retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title bakouma oldid 1374975887 categories sub prefectures of the central african 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