Fort de Possel

Fort de Possel (French:Fort-de-Possel) was a French garrison and settlement in central Africa which served as the capital of Ubangi-Shari from February 11 to December 11 in 1906. It lies on the northern shore of the main bend of the Ubangi River at the mouth of the much smaller Kamo River. Its importance derived from the use of the Kémo in provisioning Fort Sibut and linking the Ubangi trade with Lake Chad. It was gradually superseded in importance by Bangui further downstream at the head of the navigable portion of the river.