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Cameroon: Anglophone Violence

Cameroon: Anglophone Violence Cameroon's military said that separatists in the North‐West region had blocked roads and attacked military vehicles prior to senate elections on March 12th (See p.23947A). In a video shared on social media, a man identifying himself as separatist general “Viper” said fighters would chase out or kill government troops deployed to protect voters in the elections. The military confirmed that the video was taken in the village of Tadu, North‐West region, on March 9th.The military said that troops had fought gun battles with separatist fighters in several dozen locations in the anglophone North‐West and South‐West regions. Army captain and military spokesman Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo said about two dozen fighters had died in two weeks.Vanigansen Mochiggle, an opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF) candidate, said battles between government troops and separatists had made it impossible for senate candidates to campaign. The SDF accuses Cameroon's government of ordering the military to protect only candidates with the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM), which the government denies. (Voice of America 10/3)Far‐North Attacks: Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out an attack on members of the Cameroonian army, in a barracks located close to the border with Nigeria on March 14th. The claim was issued on March 16th via IS channels on Telegram on behalf of IS's “West Africa Province” (ISWAP). It said militants attacked the barracks in Gasama, Far‐North region with machine guns, forcing the troops inside to flee. The village of Gasama is located around 250km from the border of Nigeria's Borno state, which has been the epicentre of ISWAP activity. The Far‐North region of Cameroon is hit sporadically by ISWAP, with seven attacks claimed there in 2022.Jihadist militants were also blamed for an attack on five Far‐North villages in which around 500 homes were torched, news portal ActuCameroun reported (1/3) and for a land‐mine explosion on March 21st in which four soldiers were killed, according to privately‐owned news website Journal du Cameroun (22/3). (sources as referenced in text)Tycoon Charged: A prominent Cameroonian businessman was charged on March 3rd with complicity in the torture of a journalist who was murdered in a high‐profile case that has rocked the country. Jean‐Pierre Amougou Belinga, a police boss and media mogul, reputedly close to ministers and senior officials, was arrested on February 6th (p.23916C). He was brought before a military court in Yaounde before being remanded, his lawyer said, adding that his client was “not charged with the murder of Martinez Zogo”. Belinga “was placed under a detention order… at the main prison in Kondengi” after being “presented before an investigating judge at the military court,” a media group he owns said in a statement. Several other people suspected of involvement in the case, including a military officer, Lieutenant‐Colonel Justin Danwe, and Police Commissioner Maxime Eko Eko, were also brought before the military court on March 3rd. (Voice of America 3/3; © AFP 4/3 2023) Separatist clashes 23916B http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin Political Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Cameroon's military said that separatists in the North‐West region had blocked roads and attacked military vehicles prior to senate elections on March 12th (See p.23947A). In a video shared on social media, a man identifying himself as separatist general “Viper” said fighters would chase out or kill government troops deployed to protect voters in the elections. The military confirmed that the video was taken in the village of Tadu, North‐West region, on March 9th.The military said that troops had fought gun battles with separatist fighters in several dozen locations in the anglophone North‐West and South‐West regions. Army captain and military spokesman Cyrille Serge Atonfack Guemo said about two dozen fighters had died in two weeks.Vanigansen Mochiggle, an opposition Social Democratic Front (SDF) candidate, said battles between government troops and separatists had made it impossible for senate candidates to campaign. The SDF accuses Cameroon's government of ordering the military to protect only candidates with the ruling Cameroon Peoples Democratic Movement (CPDM), which the government denies. (Voice of America 10/3)Far‐North Attacks: Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out an attack on members of the Cameroonian army, in a barracks located close to the border with Nigeria on March 14th. The claim was issued on March 16th via IS channels on Telegram on behalf of IS's “West Africa Province” (ISWAP). It said militants attacked the barracks in Gasama, Far‐North region with machine guns, forcing the troops inside to flee. The village of Gasama is located around 250km from the border of Nigeria's Borno state, which has been the epicentre of ISWAP activity. The Far‐North region of Cameroon is hit sporadically by ISWAP, with seven attacks claimed there in 2022.Jihadist militants were also blamed for an attack on five Far‐North villages in which around 500 homes were torched, news portal ActuCameroun reported (1/3) and for a land‐mine explosion on March 21st in which four soldiers were killed, according to privately‐owned news website Journal du Cameroun (22/3). (sources as referenced in text)Tycoon Charged: A prominent Cameroonian businessman was charged on March 3rd with complicity in the torture of a journalist who was murdered in a high‐profile case that has rocked the country. Jean‐Pierre Amougou Belinga, a police boss and media mogul, reputedly close to ministers and senior officials, was arrested on February 6th (p.23916C). He was brought before a military court in Yaounde before being remanded, his lawyer said, adding that his client was “not charged with the murder of Martinez Zogo”. Belinga “was placed under a detention order… at the main prison in Kondengi” after being “presented before an investigating judge at the military court,” a media group he owns said in a statement. Several other people suspected of involvement in the case, including a military officer, Lieutenant‐Colonel Justin Danwe, and Police Commissioner Maxime Eko Eko, were also brought before the military court on March 3rd. (Voice of America 3/3; © AFP 4/3 2023) Separatist clashes 23916B

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Published: Apr 1, 2023

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