Cameroon — Anglophone Crisis
Cameroon's Anglophone crisis began as a lawyers' and teachers' strike against the imposition of French language in courts and schools in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions. By 2017, armed separatist groups (Ambazonia Defense Forces) declared independence as "Ambazonia." The conflict remains stalemated with high civilian cost but limited territorial change.
Persistence drivers
Why this conflict persists
The conflict persists because Yaoundé refuses to entertain any federalism discussion, seeing it as existential threat; armed factions are fragmented with no unified peace interlocutor; and ghost towns (forced school and business closures) have become a conflict tool that keeps communities paralyzed.
Human and economic impact
Displacement, fatalities, and economic pressure
This dossier includes static summary fields plus linked live conflict tables where the export found related rows.
Outlook
Risk and spillover assessment
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