Dieudonné Ndomaté is former Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism in the Central African Republic, and leader of Anti-balaka, arrested in 2021 for treason and later acquitted.
Dieudonné Ndomaté | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism | |
| In office March 3, 2019 – May 11, 2021 | |
| President | Faustin-Archange Touadéra |
| Prime Minister | Firmin Ngrébada |
| Preceded by | Jacob Mokpem Bionli |
| Succeeded by | Jennifer Saraiva Yanzere |
| Leader of Anti-balaka (Ngaïssona branch) | |
| In office January 2019 – May 11, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona |
| Succeeded by | Igor Lamaka |
| National coordinator of Anti-balaka | |
| In office 2013 – January 2019 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Batangafo, Central African Republic |
| Nationality | Central African Republic |
Life
editHe is a paternal uncle of Rodrigue Ngaibona alias Andjilo, another Anti-balaka general. From 2004 to 2012 he studied at University of Bangui.[1][2]
Civil war
editIn 2013, Ndomaté joined Anti-balaka. On 5 December 2013, he left Bouca to participate in attack on Bangui.[2] In December 2014, he was a Deputy Chief of Operations of the Anti-balaka of Boy-Rabe neighborhood in Bangui.[3] In 2015, he was National Coordinator in charge of the operations of the former Antibalaka.[4] After transfer of Patrice-Edouard Ngaïssona to the International Criminal Court in January 2019, Dieudonné Ndomaté became de facto leader of the Ngaïssona branch of the Anti-balaka.[5] He was one of the signatories of 2019 peace agreement.[6] On 3 March 2019, president Touadera nominated him as a Minister of Arts, Culture and Tourism.[7]
On 28 March 2020, 16 anti-balaka members were arrested at his residence in police operation. In early April 2020, in a show of protest, he suspended his participation in the government for a few days.[8] In 2020 elections, he was an independent candidate from district Batangafo I.[5] On 15 December 2020, he joined Coalition of Patriots for Change led by former president François Bozizé.[9] On 16 December, he left Bangui towards Batangafo taking with him a few vehicles which he handed over to CPC rebels. On 11 May 2021, he was arrested in Bouca for incitement to insurrection.[10][11] On 12 May, he was transferred to Bangui and placed under arrest.[12] On 27 May 2022, after two weeks of trials he and 15 other people were acquitted of all charges due to insufficient evidence.[13]
In 2024 he moved to Cameroon where he was arrested by Cameroonian authorities and extradicted to the Central African Republic where he was again placed in a jail in July.[14]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ dieudonné ndomate on LinkedIn
- ^ a b ICC-01/14-01/18
- ^ Centrafrique: Mgr Dieudonné Nzapalainga et les chrétiens catholiques au chevet des Anti-balaka de Boy-Rabe, 16 December 2014
- ^ Tension encore visible à Bria, 12 January 2015
- ^ a b Letter dated 27 January 2021 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2536 (2020) addressed to the President of the Security Council
- ^ "Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic". Retrieved Feb 16, 2021.
- ^ En Centrafrique, 13 nouveaux ministres font leur entrée, 4 March 2019
- ^ 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
- ^ "Centrafrique : la Déclaration des Groupes armés qui sonne le glas du régime de Bangui". 17 December 2020. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
- ^ RCA : Dieudonné Ndomaté, ministre et ex-chef Anti-Balaka, serait arrêté, 11 May 2021
- ^ RCA : précisions sur l’arrestation de l’ex-ministre Dieudonné Ndomaté, 18 May 2021
- ^ RCA : transfert à Bangui de monsieur Dieudonné Ndomaté, ministre du tourisme, arrêté dans la localité de Bouca, 12 May 2021
- ^ Centrafrique : la Cour d’appel de Bangui acquitte l’ancien ministre Ndomaté et ses 15 coaccusés, 28 May 2022
- ^ Réincarcération de l’ancien ministre Dieudonné Ndomaté au camp de Roux : Un Acharnement Politique Dénué de Preuves, 4 July 2024