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Cameroon could face new atrocity crimes after deploying government forces to counter armed separatists

What began as a political dispute in the Anglophone regions is now a complex armed conflict and a major humanitarian crisis that disproportionately affects the civilian population, particularly women and…

January 20, 2023Cameroon, Nigeria

Conflict Governance

Escalating conflict in Cameroon: civil war looms in the region

The conflict in Cameroon keeps escalating. Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His election…

September 28, 2022Ambazonia, Cameroon, Nigeria

Governance

Reasons and scenarios of Ethno-Political Tensions in Cameroon

Political rivalry in Cameroon has taken a worrying direction, as supporters of incumbent Paul Biya trade ethnic slurs with backers of his main political rival Maurice Kamto. The situation is…

December 10, 2020Ambazonia, Cameroon

Conflict Situation Reports

Cameroonian rebel groups start rivalry for power and access to finances

Internal rivalry for power among the separatist groups in Cameroon caused clashes between them and played into the hands of the military. Clashes between Cameroon’s rebel groups have intensified in the…

January 24, 2020Cameroon

Cameroon

Cameroon could face new atrocity crimes after deploying government forces to counter armed separatists

Escalating conflict in Cameroon: civil war looms in the region

Reasons and scenarios of Ethno-Political Tensions in Cameroon

Cameroonian rebel groups start rivalry for power and access to finances

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