Introducing Bangui
Bangui, the capital of CAR, is set beside the Oubangui River – the most important river in the country. It therefore follows that the city is the biggest trading port. Although petty thievery remains a problem, the situation is not as bad as it used to be except, perhaps, at Kilomètre 5, the transport hub.
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The French founded Bangui in 1880 (naming it after the nearby rapids) and then constructed the city – à la France – with wide, shaded boulevards and a central market area from where everything radiated. These days, this area is considered the old town, but all public transport and activity still converges here.
Last updated: Mar 24, 2009
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Re: Bangui to Mbandaka to Kisangani?
by alanbcantor 06 September 2011
I read with interest your report of going from Bangui to Mbandaka to Kisangani just last year. On a trip across Africa (Tangier to Mombas…
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Re: from here 2 Timbuktu tour company
by aua067 02 September 2011
Hi, I would also check out oasereisen.de. They are a German tour company and do the Dzangha Sangha reserve from Bangui (according to…
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RE: South Sudan to C.A.R.
by travelneed 24 July 2011
something i posted to another question: I met a french motorcyclist In Conakry, Guinea who just did that route but from Uganda to Bangui…
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