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Ambazonia, alternatively the Federal Republic of Ambazonia or State of Ambazonia, [1] is a political entity [2] proclaimed by Anglophone separatists who are seeking independence from Cameroon. The separatists claim that Ambazonia should consist of the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon.
The Southern Cameroons was the southern part of the British League of Nations mandate territory of the British Cameroons in West Africa. Since 1961, it has been part of the Republic of Cameroon, where it makes up the Northwest Region and Southwest Region. Since 1994, pressure groups in the territory claim there was no legal document (treaty of ...
A small group of separatists from Ambazonia Liberation Council claimed responsibility. [48] The attack was regarded as notable because Matouke is located less than 40 kilometers from Douala, the economic capital of Cameroon. [49] In Mamu near Ekona, Muyuka, at least six people were killed and more were wounded in a raid by the Cameroonian Army ...
The separatist militiamen are trying in particular to prevent children from returning to school. Between 2016 and 2019, separatists reportedly ransacked, destroyed or burned more than 174 schools [ 7 ] Separatists from the Ambazonia administration regard both the Northwest and Southwest regions as being constituent components of their envisaged ...
This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2024.. 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.
Movements that advocate the separation of an English-speaking Cameroon are led by the Cameroon Action Group, the Southern Cameroons Youth League, the Southern Cameroons National Council, the Southern Cameroon Peoples Organization and the Ambazonia Movement.
The name "Ambazonia" was an attempt to break away from both Francophone as well as colonialist concepts. Gorji Dinka became the first head of the Ambazonia Restoration Council. In May 1985, he was arrested, imprisoned, and then put under house arrest for three years before escaping first to Nigeria and then to the United Kingdom. [25] [17]
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.