Abakar Sabon

Abakar Sabone (also spelled Sabon) is a politician of Central African Republic. Previously he was the leader of the Movement of Central African Liberators for Justice rebel group during the Central African Republic Bush War.

Early life and career Born on 1 January 1966 in Carnot or Boda to a Chadian father and Central African mother, he was the former FACA captain. Sabone worked for Bozizé from 2002–2003 to oust Ange-Félix Patassé. He was the main architect behind the rebels taking control of Bangui on 15 March 2003. After Bozizé managed to topple Patasse, Sabone was appointed as special representative for the Ministry of Defense in January 2004.

Seleka Government On 3 February 2013, Bozize appointed Sabone as a minister of tourism and craft industry. Three months later, he founded a political party, Parti de nouvelle generation (PNG). However, he later apologized for his statement that called for the partition in February 2014 during an interview by Radio France Internationale.

Post-Seleka On 23 July 2014, he signed a cease-fire agreement on behalf of the MLCJ. However, he refused to accept Bangui Forum's proposals for peace in May 2015. Instead, he waged war against the central government.

In December 2020, CPC was founded and Saboune was appointed group spokesman. Central African government issued an arrest warrant on Saboune on 25 January 2021 for undermining the state authority and the integrity of the national territory.

Saboune announced his support to Faustin-Archange Touadéra on 12 August 2022 and applied for renewal of his Central African Republic passport. However, Toudera's party, MCU, did not welcome his support. Furthermore, Saboune also received death threats from Arthur Piri and Ghislain Djorie if he returned to Bangui.

Along with Mahamat Al-Khatim, ANS arrested Sabone on 10 April 2024 for exposing the Chadian government embezzlement of Angolan fund for the Central African warlord who resided in Chad. Chadian authorities released him on the first week of March 2025.

Personal life Saboune's niece was married to Mahamat Déby. He belongs to the baggara tribe.