| Hassan Bouba | |
|---|---|
 Photographed in Boali in September 2021 | |
| Minister of Livestock and Animal Health | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 3 December 2020 | |
| President | Faustin-Archange Touadéra |
| Prime Minister | Henri-Marie Dondra Félix Moloua |
| Preceded by | Amadou Bi Aliou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Chad |
| Nationality | Central African Republic |
Hassan Bouba is a minister of livestock and animal health in the Central African Republic and general of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic armed group.
Life
He used to work for Chadian intelligence. In 2010 he contacted with Baba Laddé, leader of Central African Republic rebel group Popular Front for Recovery. After fall of François Bozizé he joined Central African rebels.
In 2016 he became a political coordination of the Union for Peace in the Central African Republic. In 2017 he allegedly ordered murder of four child soldiers from UPC armed group. He also participated in the 2018 Alindao massacre. On 3 December 2020 he was appointed minister of livestock by president Touadera. In September 2021 he reportedly created splinter faction from UPC.
On 19 November 2021 he was arrested. Country's Special Criminal Court charged him with war crimes stemming from a 2018 massacre of 112 civilians. The government released him on 26 November.
References
- Pourquoi Touadéra et Moscou ont soustrait le chef de guerre Hassan Bouba à la justice internationale, 2 December 2021
- Letter dated 5 December 2016 from the Panel of Experts on the Central African Republic extended pursuant to Security Council resolution 2262 (2016) addressed to the President of the Security Counci
- Central African Republic Minister Accused Of Killing 4 Child Soldiers
- Chadian Rebel Fighter Appointed Minister In Central African Republic, 9 December 2020
- RCA : Hassan Bouba, chef de faction dissidente de l’UPC, déclare la guerre à Ali Darassa, mais aussi à plusieurs opposants, 20 September 2021
- Central African Republic