Satema is a sub-prefecture of Basse-Kotto in the Central African Republic.
Geography The city is located on the right bank and facing the rapids of the Ubangi River, which is the border with Congo DRC. Towards the North, a rural track connects the locality with the RN2 national road at the locality of Dimbi.
History On August 15, 1891, during the Gaillard expedition, the gunboat Le Ballay sank in the rapids of Satéma.Maurice Saragba, De l'Oubangui-Chari à la République centrafricaine The administrative control point of Satema was created on July 9, 1982 in the municipality of Kotto-Oubangui. In 2002, the locality is erected in sub-prefecture. Civil war In early January 2013, Séléka rebels arrived in Satema following withdrawal of armed forces. They kidnapped a woman and pillaged several building including state institutions and the Catholic Church.Central African Republic: 2003–2015, page 116 In November 2016 it was reported that Satema was under the control of the rebel group known as the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic.IPIS Survey Since at least 2017, it is under control of anti-balaka militias which reportedly as of 2019 engage in forced marriage, kidnappings and ritual killings in the subprefecture.Letter dated 6 December 2019 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to resolution 2454 (2019) addressed to the President of the Security Council , page 153 On 4 April 2021 it was reported that 50 Anti-balaka fighters led by General Ndagou with automatic weapons were based in Satema.La-statistique-et-donnees-des-appels-1320-dans-chaque-region-de-la-RCA
Economy The sub-prefecture is located in a zone of maize, cassava, peanut and rice food crops. Commercial crops are cotton, tobacco and coffee.Commission nationale de la coopération décentralisée, Projet: Favoriser l'accès à l'eau potable, 2009
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