2017 in Cameroon

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This article lists events from the year 2017 in Cameroon .

Incumbents

• President: Paul Biya
• Prime Minister: Philémon Yang

Events

• 22 September –
  • Cameroonian security forces open fire on Anglophone protesters, killing at least five people. ^[1]
  • In Ekok, around 700 protesters attack police stations and raise the Ambazonian flag. ^[1]
• 1 October –The Ambazonian separatist movement unilaterally declares the independence of Ambazonia. ^[2] Tens of thousands protest; with at least 20 demonstrators killed by security forces in Buea and Bamenda. ^{[3] [4]}
• 8 November – The Ambazonia Defence Forces kill two or three gendarmes in Bamenda in a significant escalation of violence. ^[5] The attack is condemned by the Interim Government of Ambazonia. ^[6]
• 4 December – The Cameroonian government officially declares war on the Ambazonia separatists, calling them “terrorists who seek secession,” marking a formal military response to the uprising. ^[7]
• 14 December –
  • An elite Cameroonian army unit launches an operation to retake separatist-controlled villages. ^[8]
  • Soldiers fire indiscriminately at civilians in Bodam, execute an elderly man, and burn several houses. ^[9]

Deaths

• 8 January – Zacharie Noah, footballer (b. 1937). ^[10]

References

1. "BREAKING NEWS: Explosions in Bamenda and Killings in Besongabang Military Base, ADF Claims Responsibility | The Cameroon Daily Journal". cameroonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
2. "Cameroon Anglophone crisis: Major incidents over a deadly year (1)". Africanews. 2018-10-01. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
3. "CrisisWatch: October 2017". www.crisisgroup.org. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
4. "Several killed in Cameroon as anglophones declare 'independent Ambazonia' - Euractiv". www.euractiv.com. Archived from the original on 2025-01-06. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
5. McAllister, Edward (2017-11-08). "Cameroon separatists kill at least two gendarmes as Anglophone dispute escalates". Reuters. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
6. "'Ambazonia' Interim "President" Condemns Violence Amid Claims By ADF of Masterminding Gendarme Killing". Cameroon News Agency. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
7. "The New Humanitarian | Cameroon government 'declares war' on secessionist rebels". www.thenewhumanitarian.org. 2017-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
8. "One moment, please..." cameroon-concord.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-11. Retrieved 2025-05-28.
9. "Cameroon unfolding catastrophe".
10. "Zacharie Noah s'est éteint". L'Equipe (in French). 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2017.

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