2023 in Cameroon
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Events in the year 2023 in Cameroon.
Events
- 22 January – Police in Cameroon find the mutilated body of prominent journalist Martinez Zogo who had been kidnapped by unknown assailants five days ago, amid increasing violence against reporters in the country.[1]
- 25 February – Nineteen athletes are injured by small explosions during the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea, Southwest Region. The Ambazonia Defence Forces claim responsibility for the incident.[2]
- 30 May – Four people are killed after armed men attack a checkpoint in Mora, Far North Region.[3]
- 17 June – At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region.[4]
- 17 July – Gunmen kill 10 people and injure two at a busy junction in Bamenda.[5]
- 7 September – Several people are killed after armed militants attack vehicles in Muea, a village in the Southwest Region.[6]
- 8 October – At least 30 people are killed during landslides caused by heavy rains in Yaoundé.[7]
- 23 October – Authorities in Touboro, North Region confirm that over 30 people, likely including students from Chad, were abducted by suspected bandits yesterday.[8]
- 6 November – Egbekaw massacre: At least 20 people are killed and 10 others are seriously injured after separatist rebel groups attack a village in Mamfe, Manyu.[9]
