Guen is a village in the Mambéré Prefecture, Central African Republic.[1]
Guen | |
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  Guen Location in the Central African Republic | |
| Coordinates: 4°47′36″N 16°36′59″E / 4.7934°N 16.6165°E | |
| Country |  Central African Republic |
| Prefecture | Mambéré |
| Sub-prefecture | Gadzi |
| Commune | Topia |
History
editAnti-balaka entered a Muslim neighborhood in the village and shot the people who fled, including children, on 1 February 2014. They also looted Muslims' properties. Twenty-seven people were killed on the 1 February attack. Anti-balaka controlled Guen on 5 February 2014.[2]
Torrential rain fell in Guen on 27 January 2023, resulting in 400 houses collapsing.[3]
Economy
editThere is a weekly market in the village.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Muslims hide in CAR church after killings". Al Jazeera. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ HRW, HRW. "Central African Republic: Massacres in Remote Villages". hrw.org. Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Ndeke Luka, Ndeke Luka. "Centrafrique : dégâts énormes à la suite d'une pluie diluvienne dans la commune de Gadzi". radiondekeluka.org. Radio Ndeke Luka. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
- ^ Lenga, Gervais. "Centrafrique : nouvelle flambée de violence interethnique à Gadzi, plusieurs morts". corbeaunews-centrafrique. Corbeaunews Centrafrique. Retrieved 24 June 2023.
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