Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2026)

This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2026.

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.

January

On January 6, at least 11 separatist fighters were killed in a military ambush in Ntabah. A soldier was injured in the operation.^[1]
On January 14, at least 14 civilians, including women and children, were killed and 14 others were injured in a suspected separatist attack in Mbandfung, Ndu.^[2]

On March 6, two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in a separatist ambush in Belo.^[4]
On March 9, a community leader from Bambui was found dead. He had been abducted by separatist fighters days prior. Previously, he had been abducted by the same group and released for ransom.^[5]
On March 14, two separatist fighters, including a commander known as "General Jakaban", were killed in a Cameroonian raid on their hideout in Bafut.^[6] A civilian was also killed.^[4]
On March 19, the Supreme Court of Cameroon annulled the life sentences of ten separatist leaders (the "Nera 10") from the Interim Government of Ambazonia, including Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, and ordered a retrial.^[4]
On March 28, two Cameroonian soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were abducted in a separatist attack in Ikata, Muyuka.^[7]^[4]

On April 13, three days before Pope Leo XIV’s visit to Bamenda, a separatist alliance declared a three-day ceasefire, from April 15 to 17.^[8]
On April 22, it was reported that fresh clashes had left several soldiers and civilians dead, as separatists carried out renewed attacks following the three-day ceasefire.^[9]
On April 25, separatist fighters took two construction workers hostage in Mile 5, Bamenda.^[10] On the same day, "Commandant Marcel", a Bui Unity Warriors commander, was captured by security forces at a hospital; he had previously been wounded in a clash with pro-government forces near Mbveh.^[11]
On April 26, Cameroonian forces carried out a raid in Ndzerem-Nyam, Jakiri, killing at least 14 separatist fighters and 6 civilians. Some civilians were injured and 38 motorcycles were burned.^[12]

On May 3, separatist fighters burned heavy construction equipment in Mile 5, Nkwen, Bamenda over a failed ransom demand.^[10]
On May 23, at least 40 civilians were abducted by separatist fighters in Bamti, Bui. The fighters reportedly accused the civilians of refusing forced labor.^[13]

On June 2, about 12 people, including 10 bus passengers, were abducted by suspected separatist fighters in Sabga.^[14]
On June 8, suspected separatist fighters shot and killed two students in Bambui.^[15]
On June 10, suspected separatists killed two soldiers and two civilians in a bar in Noni, Bui.^[16]
On June 11, two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in a separatist ambush in Belo.^[17]

On July 3, Henry Njimbogwe ("General No Mercy") was killed by Cameroonian forces in Bambalang. Njimbogwe was the leader of the Bambalang Marine Forces and the Bui Unity Warriors, having succeeded General No Pity as the leader of both groups.^[18]
On July 19, it was reported that the Rapid Intervention Brigade (BIR) had killed "Major General Sagat," the leader of a separatist militia known as the Fako Mountain Lions.^[19] In Bali, separatist fighters killed a civilian business owner and injured two others in a targeted killing; the separatists had previously extorted the business owner for money.^[20]
On July 20, the BIR raided a separatist hideout in Bai Road, Southwest Region, killing two separatist fighters who were led by a commander known as "General Lion".^[21]
On July 26, armed men stormed a football field during a match, summarily executed a match official, and abducted three others in Eyumodjock.^[22]

On August 10, violent clashes initiated by insurgents erupted in Buea, killing a taxi driver and wounding several others.^[23]
On August 12, armed men stopped a bus at the Batibo-Mamfe road and kidnapped at least 13 people for ransom.^[24]