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Ambazonia insurgents: events recorded by UCDP

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UCDP recorded 98 eventsP that involve Ambazonia insurgents in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 212P.

The low estimate is 196 and the high estimate is 234P. The count holds each event in which this actor is one of the two sides. It does not say which side caused a death. UCDP recorded these events in 1 country.

Among the 133 actors with a page, Ambazonia insurgents has the 43rd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Ambazonia insurgents is one of the two sides in 0 percentP of the 22,144P events in all countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 83 events that involve Ambazonia insurgents. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 98P, which is up 18 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of non-state conflict are 0 percent of the events that involve Ambazonia insurgents in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 24 percentP.

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Not all events in UCDP Candidate will make it into the final UCDP GED and new events will be added. The UCDP Candidate is a dataset containing events that have a high probability of being included in the final annual version of UCDP GED.

An incident where armed force was used by an organized actor against another organized actor, or against civilians, resulting in at least 1 direct death at a specific location and a specific date

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Candidate Events Dataset Codebook, version 1.5 (Introduction) and UCDP GED Codebook, version 26.1 (section 2, the definition of an event), copied on .

This page rests on UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9, with data through . The figures from January 2026 are from Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.

The pages give counts and their sources. They give no travel, security or safety advice. A count of events is not a measure of danger.

What UCDP calls an actor

A state or a non-state formally organised or informally organised group.

UCDP's words. Source: UCDP Definitions, copied on .

Since the last update

The log has no change for Ambazonia insurgents on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

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Figure 1. Events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, by month. A hollow column is a preliminary month. The line marks the change of dataset: GED to the left, Candidate Events from Jan 2026 to the right. The two datasets are not made in the same way, so a step at the line is not only a change in the events.
Events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, by month, newest first
MonthEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Sep 202615P21P
Aug 20266P13P
Jul 202615P20P
Jun 202612P25P
May 202611P19P
Apr 20265P24P
Mar 20266P12P
Feb 20264P7P
Jan 20265P29P
Dec 20251024
Nov 2025817
Oct 202511
Sep 2025918
Aug 2025612
Jul 2025611
Jun 2025713
May 2025815
Apr 2025816
Mar 2025815
Feb 2025611
Jan 2025924
Dec 202457
Nov 2024411
Oct 2024719

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Countries and regions

Where UCDP recorded the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table of regions has 8 regions at most.

Table 1. Countries of the events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, in name order
CountryEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Cameroon98P212P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Table 2. Regions of the events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, in name order
RegionCountryEvents
Littoral regionCameroon1P
North-West regionCameroon75P
South-West regionCameroon20P
West regionCameroon1P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Figure 2. Events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 98 events with 212 estimated deaths. One dot is one event at the place that UCDP gives. When a source names no exact place, UCDP puts the event at the centre of a region or of the country. The area of a dot follows the best estimate of deaths. The largest dot is for 330 deaths or more.1 death10 deaths100 deathsOutlines: Natural Earth, with the first-level areas of the UCDP data. An outline shows where the events are. It is not a statement about a border.

Other sides

The other side of the events, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. The table has 6 names at most.

Table 3. Other sides in the events that involve Ambazonia insurgents, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Government of Cameroon65P148P

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

Type of violence

Table 4. Ambazonia insurgents: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict65P66%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians33P34%

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events.

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Official channels

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ConflictStats. Ambazonia insurgents: events recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/actor/ambazonia-insurgents/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

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Questions

How many events that involve Ambazonia insurgents did UCDP record?

UCDP recorded 98 eventsP that involve Ambazonia insurgents in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026.

What is an actor in UCDP data?

UCDP calls each side of an event an actor. An actor is a state, or a non-state group that is formally or informally organised. This site writes the name as UCDP writes it. It replaces the name of a group that is named for a person.

In which countries did UCDP record these events?

UCDP recorded them in Cameroon.

Are the figures of the latest months final?

No. The figures from January 2026 are from UCDP Candidate Events. Candidate Events are preliminary and UCDP revises them.