Event Anglophone Crisis

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Is a conflict in the Southern Cameroons region of Cameroon, part of the long-standing Anglophone problem. In September 2017, separatists in the Anglophone territories of Northwest Region and Southwest Region (collectively known as Southern Cameroons) declared the independence of Ambazonia and began fighting against the Government of Cameroon.

Chronology

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  • December 2017: Cameroonian forces retook the village of Bodam from the Ambazonian rebels.
  • October 2017: Anglophone separatists unilaterally declared the independence of Ambazonia from Cameroon.
  • December 2023: On December 5, Ambazonian separatists reportedly took control of the Belegete community inside Nigeria (in Obanliku),
  • December 2023: The rebels later retreated from Belegete on their own
  • July 2018: Since July 2018, the city of Buea is besieged by the Ambazonia Defence Forces.
  • July 2020: Cameroon pushed the separatists out of Buea.
  • April 2018: On April 25, following a battle, separatists forced the Cameroonian Army to retreat from the town of Belo.
  • December 2017: Cameroonian forces retook the villages of Bafia and Muyenge from the Ambazonian rebels.
  • December 2017: Cameroonian forces retook the village of Mamfe from the Ambazonian rebels.
  • March 2018: In 2018, Ambazonian militias gradually took control of some rural and urban periphery areas.
  • May 2018: The Cameroonian Army retook Belo from the separatists.

Selected Sources

  • Alf, S.A.R. . 2024, August 13th. Cameroon Anglophone crisis: Major incidents over a deadly year (1). https://www.africanews.com. https://www.africanews.com/2018/10/01/cameroon-anglophone-crisis-major-incidents-over-a-deadly-year-1/;Kindzeka, M.E.. 2017, December 7th. Cameroon's Military Moves In on Separatist-held Villages. https://www.voanews.com/. https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-military-moves-in-on-separatist-held-villages-/4153553.html;Ndoumbe, N.. 2017, December 14th. Crise anglophone : Les populations « exaspérées » par les violences. https://actucameroun.com/. https://actucameroun.com/2017/12/14/crise-anglophone-populations-exasperees-violences/
  • Belo,6.1324,10.2557
  • Buea,4.1567995,9.2315519
  • Kabir, A.. 2023, December 15th. Ambazonian Insurgents Ravage Nigerian Community For Housing Refugees From Cameroon. https://humanglemedia.com/. https://humanglemedia.com/ambazonian-insurgents-ravage-nigerian-community-for-housing-refugees-from-cameroon/
  • Kabir, A.. 2023, December 25th. Survivors Of Ambazonia Militant Attack In Nigeria Are Experiencing The Festive Season Differently . https://humanglemedia.com/. https://humanglemedia.com/survivors-of-ambazonia-militant-attack-in-nigeria-are-experiencing-the-festive-season-differently/
  • Kindzeka, M.E.. 2017, December 7th. Cameroon's Military Moves In on Separatist-held Villages. https://www.voanews.com/. https://www.voanews.com/a/cameroon-military-moves-in-on-separatist-held-villages-/4153553.html
  • Ndoumbe, N.. 2017, December 14th. Crise anglophone : Les populations « exaspérées » par les violences. https://actucameroun.com/. https://actucameroun.com/2017/12/14/crise-anglophone-populations-exasperees-violences/
  • Unknown Author. 2019, May 2nd. Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks?. https://www.crisisgroup.org/. https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/central-africa/cameroon/272-crise-anglophone-au-cameroun-comment-arriver-aux-pourparlers; Kaze, R. 2018, October 1st. Anglophone crisis: Secessionist still march, put flag even with no waka order. BBC. https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/tori-45708666
  • Unknown author. 2017, December 15th. After Days of Sporadic Gun Shots In Mamfe: Relative Calm Returns, Massive Exodus. . https://cameroonnewsagency.com/. https://cameroonnewsagency.com/days-sporadic-gun-shots-mamfe-relative-calm-returns-massive-exodus/