Lioto

Lioto, also spelled Liotto or Lihoto, is a village situated in Ouaka Prefecture, Central African Republic.

History
From June 2014 to March 2015, there had been 17 attacks in Lioto. The first attack occurred on 5 June 2014. The village received another attack on 2 and 14 July 2014, causing the displacement of the villagers to nearby settlements, Grimari and DR Congo. Later, they returned to the village. However, an armed group attacked the Fulani militia in Lioto in October 2014, causing 60 people to be killed and more than one hundred injured. During the attack, several houses were torched down and the village was looted. Anti-balaka was alleged to be the attacker, yet the local group commander denied it. An armed group from Zouhougou attacked Lioto on 10 February 2015 and house burning was taken place.

UPC captured Lioto from Anti-balaka on 16 November 2016 after several hours of battle, causing ten civilians were killed and twenty houses were burned. Due to the attack, the locals fled to the bush. Anti-balaka seized the village from UPC on 2 August 2018 and briefly occupied it before withdrawing. Anti-balaka militia led by General Mandakara stormed UPC position in Lioto on 24 February 2019. A clash between UPC and Anti-balaka ensued in Lioto on 20 June 2019 and casualties were reported on both sides.

Wagner and FACA forces attacked UPC in the village on 25 April 2022, killing two UPC rebels. UPC stormed FACA position in the village on 11 December 2022. During the attack, the rebels seized several weapons from the government forces. The villagers sought refuge either in the bush or Goussiema, Zouhougou, and Bangao.

Education
Lioto has one primary school.

Healthcare
The village does not have any health infrastructure. They have to go to Bangao for medical treatment. However, there is a plan to build a health center.