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They want a separate Anglophone state which they call Ambazonia. [1] In 2016, they protested and rioted. [1] In 2017, they began an insurgency in the Northwest and Southwest Regions of Cameroon. [1] On 4 October, two civilians were extrajudicially killed by the Ambazonia Defence Forces, who said that the civilians were Cameroonian spies. [3] [4]
From 2017 to 2023, over 100 Ambazonian commanders were killed in the insurgency. [4] For comparison, a single meeting of the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council (also known as " Ambazonia Restoration Forces"), one of several rebel factions in the conflict, was attended by over fifty "Field Mar[shals], Generals, Colonel[s] and Captains". [5]
This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2017.. The Anglophone Crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Cameroon in Central Africa, where historically English-speaking Ambazonian separatists are seeking the independence of the former British trust territory of Southern Cameroons, which was unified with Cameroon since 1961.
The Anglophone Crisis (French: Crise anglophone), also known as the Ambazonia War, [11] is an ongoing armed conflict in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, between the Cameroonian government and Ambazonian separatist groups, part of the long-standing Anglophone problem. [12]
4 Ambazonia Crisis (2017- Present) 5 References. Toggle References subsection. 5.1 Citations. 5.2 Bibliography. Toggle the table of contents. List of wars involving ...
Map of military situation in Ambazonia region. Following is a list of militant groups fighting for the independence of Ambazonia, commonly referred to locally as "Amba Boys", in the Anglophone Crisis.
The trial marks the first time many details have been publicly released about the killings of 14-year-old Libby German and 13-year-old Abby Williams, which have haunted their small town and online ...
Since 2017, Ambazonian rebels have engaged in armed conflict with the Cameroonian military, in what is known as the Anglophone Crisis, and have attempted to set up governments-in-exile, and supportive militias have exerted control over parts of the claimed territory. No country has recognized Ambazonia's existence as of 2025.