![]() The vast scale of this crisis and the lack of international attention to it are disheartening. As is usually the case, civilians are bearing the brunt of the conflict and are fleeing their villages to escape the violence and widespread human rights violations being perpetrated by both sides. In the North-West and South-West regions, clashes between non-state armed groups and the Cameroonian military have displaced 530,000 people as of March 2019.Īrmed groups are fighting for the independence of the country’s two English-speaking regions, while the Cameroonian military is leading a fierce crackdown against this secession movement. As the country struggles to deal with this unprecedented number of internally displaced citizens within its borders, it is simultaneously hosting over 136,000 Nigerian refugees who fled to Cameroon as a result of the same conflict.Īs Cameroon grapples with the situation in the Far North region, a brutal conflict is unfolding in a different part of the country. ![]() Since 2014, the Far North region of Cameroon has experienced several devastating attacks displacing a total of 262,831 Cameroonians as of May 2019. Of the four countries affected, Cameroon is the second hardest hit after Nigeria. The conflict and resulting violence in these four countries has been referred to as the Lake Chad Basin Crisis. Incursions, cross-border raids and attacks within the neighbouring countries of Niger, Chad and Cameroon have been frequent. ![]() The havoc wreaked as a result of the armed conflict between non-state armed groups and security forces in the north of Nigeria has not been contained within that country’s borders. Here are five things you should know about Cameroon’s crises:
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