Revolution and Justice (RJ, ) was an armed group based in northwestern part of the Central African Republic.
History
On 1 November 2013 Revolution and Justice established training camp in Boloum near Paoua.Centrafrique: la rébellion “Révolution et Justice” d’Armel Sayo et son mercenaire belge , 9 November 2014 On 24 December RJ attacked Beboura killing 45 Seleka fighters. On 22 January 2014 heavy clashes erupted in Boguila between RJ and Seleka leading to 22 Seleka fighters being killed.Centrafrique : Intenses combats à Boguila, 22 combattants Séléka tués, 22 January 2014 On 24 January RJ took control of Bojomo on Boguila-Markounda axis after killing 13 Seleka fighters. RCA : Des hommes armés pénètrent la frontière tchadienne, treize morts dans des combats, 24 January 2014 In January it took control of Paoua. In February RJ took control of Bang near Ngaoundaye. On 29 March RJ captured Bedaka north of Paoua after clashes with Séléka forces.
On 20 January 2018 heavy clashes broke out between RJ and MNLC north of Paoua forcing 60,000 people to seek refugee in city On 30 January RJ agreed to voluntarily dissolve itself, becoming first group to do so.Report of the Secretary-General on the Central African Republic (S/2018/125) On 9 April heavy clashes erupted between RJ and MNLC in Betin village north of Paoua.: violent combat entre les RJ et les MNLRC proche de Paoua, 9 April 2018 Since August 2018 it was reported that RJ was still present at Paoua-Betoko axis extorting local population and erecting checkpoints.
In February 2019 two factions of Revolution and Justice signed peace agreement with the government.Political Agreement for Peace and Reconciliation in the Central African Republic In July 2019 RJ reportedly completed its disarmament.Letter dated 26 July 2019 from the Secretary-General addressed to the President of the Security Council
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