Central African Republic: army kills rebel leader Marcel Ndalé and eight fighters in Nana-Mambéré
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
A Central African army operation backed by Russian allies killed rebel leader Marcel Ndalé, his brother Adamou and seven fighters on 5 November south of Péndéré, in Nana-Mambéré prefecture. According to the Ministry of Defence, the group was linked to Noureddine Adam's FPRC and involved in armed robberies and the murder of gold panners, Alwihda Info reports.
Rebel leader Marcel Ndalé, known by the aliases Gbokaho Minang Sylvain and "King of the bush", was killed on 5 November 2026 during an operation by the Central African Armed Forces (FACA) south of Péndéré, in Nana-Mambéré prefecture. The operation, carried out with the support of "their Russian allies", according to the Central African Ministry of National Defence and Army Reconstruction, also killed Adamou Ndalé, his brother, and seven other fighters.
According to the ministry, Marcel Ndalé's group was involved in armed robberies, the murder of gold panners at mining sites and the killing of traders on the roads. Military intelligence indicates that the rebel leader acted in concert with Noureddine Adam, head of the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC), a movement whose leader is the subject of an arrest warrant from the International Criminal Court and of UN sanctions. Marcel Ndalé was in charge of recruitment in the region for destabilisation operations along the Bouar-Beloko axis.
The ministry says the rebels were planning attacks on trucks from Cameroon in order to cause shortages, as well as operations on Cameroonian territory intended to create diplomatic tensions and close the borders. Sweep operations are continuing in the area, and the government calls on citizens to report any suspicious behaviour to the security forces. Russian support for the FACA is part of a military arrangement already illustrated by Wagner fighters killed and wounded in an ambush in Vakaga.
