Noureddine Adam

Noureddine Adam (born 1970) is a Central African rebel leader and warlord who is the leader of the Popular Front for the Rebirth of Central African Republic (FPRC) rebel group in the Central African Republic Civil War. He was sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council in May 2014, and was indicted by the International Criminal Court in July 2022 as a suspect of crimes against humanity and war crimes.

Early career An ethnic Runga, he was born in 1970 in N'Délé. His father was an imam who served as the leader of the Muslim community in Miskine neighborhood of Bangui. After completing secondary school, Adam was trained in Sudan and then in Egypt, where he graduated from the police academy in Cairo in the 1990s In 2009, he returned to Central African Republic and joined the CPJP rebel group. Following the disappearance of Charles Massi in 2010, he became the leader of CPJP.

2013 conflict He was second in command to Michel Djotodia of the Séléka coalition of rebels. In March 2013, he played a decisive role in the final offensive in Bangui, which overthrew then incumbent President François Bozizé. After seizing power, President Djotodia appointed him as Minister of Public Security on 31 March 2013 but he was dismissed on 22 August 2013 and appointed national security adviser. After Séléka was officially disbanded in September 2013, Ex-Séléka fighters formed new militias with the largest being FPRC, which was formed in May 2014 and initially led by Djotodia. He was sanctioned by the United Nations Security Council resolution 2134 on 9 May 2014 for: engaging in or providing support for acts that undermine the peace, stability or security of CAR and involving in diamond trafficking between CAR and Chad. As leader of FPRC, Noureddine Adam declared the autonomous Republic of Logone or Dar El Kuti on 14 December 2015 and intended Bambari as the capital,

On 28 July 2022, the International Criminal Court (ICC) made public an arrest warrant against Adam as a suspect of crimes against humanity and war crimes. In August 2023 he was injured during the Battle of Nyala while fighting on the side of Rapid Support Forces.