Axmin Mining Camp and Kembé Falls are located in the area.
History
Rubber being bought by French men at Bangassou, 1906
During the French colonial occupation of Congo Free State, the French military established a base at Bangassou. In 1922 the Spiritains established a Catholic mission in the town. In 1931 the société cotonnière Comouna built a cotton processing plant in the town. In 1935 the town became the capital of the Department of Mbomou.
Together with Sibut, Bangassou received electricity in 1980.[3]
Sultanate
Bangassou has been a Sultanate since at least the early 18th century. It was founded by the Bamba Bambari peoples. The Sultan since 2011 has been Maxime Faustin Mbringa Takama.[4] He is one of many non-sovereign African monarchs.
Civil war
On 11 March 2013 Seleka rebels occupied the town. On 10 October 2013 leader of Seleka fighters and 30 rebels who were occupying the town were arrested by authorities.[5] In May 2017 Anti-balaka attacked and for a few days occupied the town resulting in more than 100 deaths.
^Rius, Juan Fandos; Bradshaw, Richard (2016). Historical Dictionary of the Central African Republic. Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 251. ISBN9780810879928.
^"Rebels capture Central African diamond-mining city of Bangassou". France 24. January 4, 2021. At least five rebels were killed and two army soldiers wounded in the clashes in the Central African city of Bangassou, which lies on the southern border with Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN peacekeeping mission MINUSCA said in a statement.
