Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2025)

This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2025.

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 3, seven Cameroonian soldiers were killed when militants attacked a control post in Akwaya, Manyu. Another soldier was reported injured, and three were missing. ^{[1] [2]} According to locals, the militants came from Nigeria's Taraba State, and attacked in two waves, the first of which was repulsed with casualties. ^[3] The attackers were reported to be Nigerian Fulani militants. Days later, the Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC) claimed that its armed wing, the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF) had carried out the attacks. ^[4]
• On January 7, the Bamenda family home of the former AGovC activist Capo Daniel was burned down. Capo Daniel blamed separatist fighters from Bui. ^[5]
• On January 8, gunmen shot and killed the president of the Batibo Drivers Union, along the Bamenda-Mbengwi road. ^[6]
• On January 15, a businessman was killed by unidentified gunmen in Bamenda. ^[7]
• On January 16, a civilian was killed and eight others were injured in a shootout between security forces and suspected separatists in Bamenda. ^[7]
• On January 18, three separatist fighters were killed and two were arrested by the Gendarmerie in Bamenda. ^[8]
• On January 27, Cameroonian forces arrested several suspected separatists in Bamenda. A suspect was reported to have died in captivity. ^[9]

February

• On February 4, suspected separatists killed a road worker in Bamenda. Cameroonian forces raided the vicinity in search for the perpetrators. ^[10]
• On February 9, Cameroonian forces launched an operation against a separatist hideout in Bamessing, Ngo-Ketunjia, killing two fighters and arresting three others. Other fighters escaped, including Ngeh Cyprian ("General The Only Bro"), who was the main target of the operation. ^[11] In Bamenda, a football match in Cameroon's first division was abandoned after suspected separatists opened fire near the stadium. Police said that no one was harmed after the timely intervention of security forces forced the gunmen to flee. ^[12] Also in Bamenda, two civilians were killed by armed men. ^[13]
• On February 10, separatist fighters killed cattle after a failed attack against Youth Day celebrations in Donga-Mantung. ^[14]
• On February 15, two separatist fighters were captured and killed by residents in Pinyin. ^[15]
• On February 16, Cameroonian forces killed a separatist commander known as "General JC" in his hideout in Bamenda. ^[16]
• On February 17, separatist fighters killed a Fulani herdsman they held hostage near Ntumbaw, Donga-Mantung, despite receiving ransom from his family. ^[17]
• On February 19, separatist leader Ngeh Cyprian (''General The Only Bro'') led an assault in Bamessing, killing five civilians, including a newborn baby. ^[18]
• On February 21, Cameroonian forces safely detonated a suspected separatist IED in Bamenda. ^[19]
• On February 22, separatist leader Ngeh Cyprian (''General The Only Bro'') and his group attacked mourners at a funeral in Kedjom Ketinguh. An unspecified number of civilians were kidnapped, and four vehicles were stolen during the attack. The attackers reportedly demanded ransom for the release of the abductees. ^[18]
• On February 23, separatist fighters raided Pinyin village and killed six civilians. ^[20]

March

• On March 1, authorities in Bali announced that nine separatist fighters, including a commander, had turned themselves in. ^[21]

References

1. "Five soldiers killed, one injured, three missing in Akwaya". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
2. "SW: Five gov't forces die in Fulani attack". Cameroon News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
3. "Cameroon says Nigerian militant attack killed government troops". Voice of America. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
4. "AGovC Claims Responsibility for Akwaya Attack, Contradicting Initial Reports". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
5. "Separatist Activist Capo Daniel Laments Burning of Family Home". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
6. "Batibo Drivers Union President Gunned Down in Bamenda". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
7. "Two Civilians Killed, Eight Injured in Less Than 24 Hours in Bamenda". Mimi Mefo Info. 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-01-16.
8. "Three separatist fighters killed, others arrested in Bamenda". Cameroon News Agency. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
9. "Cameroon Security Forces Raid Ntamulung After Killing Susect in Custody". Mimi Mefo Info. 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2025-01-30.
10. "Bulldozer Operator Shot Dead While Working on Collapsed Bridge in Bamenda". Mimi Mefo Info. 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-02-04.
11. "Cameroonian Military Strikes Separatist Camp in Bamessing". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
12. "Cameroon football match abandoned after gunfire in restive region". english.news.cn. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
13. "Bamenda: Two die in Nakaa night shooting". Cameroon News Agency. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
14. "Ambazonia Fighters Execute Herdsman in Sop After Collecting Ransom". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
15. "Pinyin Mob Justice Results in Killing of Two Ambazonia Fighters". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
16. "Key separatist commander killed in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region". Xinhua. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
17. "Ambazonia Fighters Execute Herdsman in Sop After Collecting Ransom". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
18. "From Bamessing to Kedjom Ketinguh: The Deadly Trail of 'The Only Bro'". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-23.
19. "Security Forces Safely Detonate Explosive Device in Nkwen". Mimi Mefo Info. Retrieved 2025-02-21.
20. "At least six killed in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region". Xinhua. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
21. "9 separatist fighters surrender in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region". Xinhua. Retrieved 2025-03-01.