Yakoma are an ethnic group who primarily reside in the Central African Republic, as of June 2008, the Yakoma make up 4% of the country's population.
[1][2] Additionally, 10,000 live in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
[3] The city of Yakoma takes its name from the people Yakoma, and the Yakoma's lands[4][1] were utilized by the French for their post at les Abiras, which was the first capitol of Ubangi-Shari,[5][6][1] who were the predecessors to the modern day Central African Republic.
[7][1] André-Dieudonné Kolingba, president of the CAR from 1979 to 1993, was a member of this group,[8][9][10] as is the writer Adrienne Yabouza.
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