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Cameroon: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Population 29,879,337 (World Bank, 2025)

Coverage ends on . Figures that include Candidate Events are preliminary. Compare the two recorded 12-month windows.

UCDP recorded 28 eventsP of organized violence in Cameroon in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 55P. The low estimate is 53 and the high estimate is 62P. The count for August 2026 was 14 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 228 eventsP in Cameroon. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 500P. The low estimate is 414 and the high estimate is 529P. UCDP counts 232P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 49 countries with a page, Cameroon has the 21st highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the UCDP region Africa, Cameroon has the 8th highest count of events of the 20 countries with a page. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 173 events in Cameroon. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 228P, which is up 32 percent. Over the same periods, the count for all countries with a page together went from 27,291 to 22,144P, which is down 19 percent. Events of one-sided violence are 46 percentP of the events in Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For all countries with a page, the share is 13 percentP.

Table 1. Cameroon: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events2814228
Estimated deaths, best estimate5532500
Low estimate of deaths5328414
High estimate of deaths6232529
Deaths of civilians3518232

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.

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  • UCDP recorded 28 events in Cameroon in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 14 (preliminary).
  • UCDP recorded 55 estimated deaths in Cameroon in September 2026 (preliminary). The estimate for August 2026 was 32 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

Source: UCDP GED to December 2025, UCDP Candidate Events from January 2026.

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Figure 1. Events in Cameroon 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. The figures are in Table 7.
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Figure 2. Estimated deaths in Cameroon by month, best estimate. 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. The figures are in Table 7.
Figure 3. Events in Cameroon, 3 Jul 2026 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 71 events with 150 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.

Regions

A region is a first-level area in the UCDP data. A region needs 5 or more events in the last 12 months to have a page. Search engines list a region page at 30 or more.

Table 2. Regions of Cameroon with a page, in name order: the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
RegionEventsEstimated deathsLast event
Far North region116P269P28 Sep 2026
North-West region81P181P27 Sep 2026
South-West region23P38P25 Sep 2026

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. 3 regions of Cameroon have a page. 3 more regions have events and no page.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them. The glossary has the UCDP definition of an actor and of a dyad.

Table 3. Cameroon: actors, as UCDP names them, in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Name, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths in these events
Actor not identified by UCDP9P23P
Ambazonia insurgents98P212P
Comités locaux de vigilance6P30P
Government of Cameroon120P260P
IS34P115P
JAS79P140P

An event has two sides, so one event can be in two rows. The deaths are the deaths in the events of a side. The table does not say which side caused a death. Names are as UCDP writes them, with two labels that the site writes. UCDP does not identify some actors: the site writes "Actor not identified by UCDP" for each of them. UCDP names some groups for a person: the site writes "Group named for a person (name not shown)" for each of them. A line with a label can hold more than one actor.

Table 4. Cameroon: UCDP dyads in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Dyad, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Actor not identified by UCDP - Actor not identified by UCDP4P6P
Actor not identified by UCDP - Civilians5P17P
Ambazonia insurgents - Civilians33P64P
Comités locaux de vigilance - IS2P26P
Comités locaux de vigilance - JAS4P4P
Government of Cameroon - Ambazonia insurgents65P148P
Government of Cameroon - Civilians8P10P
Government of Cameroon - IS20P47P
Government of Cameroon - JAS27P55P
IS - Civilians12P42P
JAS - Civilians48P81P

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

Type of violence

Table 5. Cameroon: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict113P50%
Non-state conflict9P4%
One-sided violence against civilians106P46%

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

State-based conflict

A state-based armed conflict is a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in one calendar year.

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

Non-state conflict

The use of armed force between two organised armed groups, neither of which is the government of a state, which results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year.

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

One-sided violence

The deliberate use of armed force by the government of a state or by a formally organised group against civilians which results in at least 25 deaths in a year.

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

Years

Years to 2025 are from the UCDP GED. The year 2026 is from Candidate Events and is not complete.

Table 6. Cameroon: events and estimated deaths by year
YearEventsEstimated deathsDataset
2017138410GED
20182531,013GED
2019248868GED
2020261792GED
2021278827GED
2022225667GED
2023294638GED
2024193421GED
2025191375GED
2026, to 30 Sep 2026179P408PCandidate Events

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

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events.

Table 7. Monthly reports of Cameroon, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202628P55PCandidate Events
August 202614P32PCandidate Events
July 202630P72PCandidate Events
June 202628P56PCandidate Events
May 202619P38PCandidate Events
April 202613P47PCandidate Events
March 202617P32PCandidate Events
February 202613P31PCandidate Events
January 202617P45PCandidate Events
December 20251838GED
November 20252036GED
October 20251118GED
September 20251830GED
August 20251420GED
July 20251735GED
June 20252148GED
May 20252039GED
April 20251529GED
March 20251120GED
February 20251223GED
January 20251439GED
December 20241135GED
November 2024722GED
October 20241330GED
September 20242029GED
August 20241630GED

P Preliminary. The figure is from UCDP Candidate Events, and UCDP revises these events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 20 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

Other countries of the UCDP region Africa

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Refugees and asylum seekers

Not UCDP data. Source: UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database, CC BY 4.0, figures for the end of 2025.

Table 8. People from Cameroon who are in other countries, end of 2025 (UNHCR)
GroupPeople
Refugees140,366
Asylum seekers37,991

These figures come from UNHCR. They are not a part of the UCDP counts of events and deaths. UNHCR has not endorsed this site. Read the UNHCR terms of use for datasets.

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ConflictStats. Cameroon: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/cameroon/. 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 did UCDP record in Cameroon in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 28 eventsP of organized violence in Cameroon in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 14 eventsP.

How does UCDP count deaths?

UCDP gives a best estimate, a low estimate and a high estimate for each event. This page uses the best estimate. For Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 500P. The low estimate is 414 and the high estimate is 529P.

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. UCDP releases the reviewed dataset, the GED, one time each year.

Where are the events of Cameroon as a CSV file?

The file has one row for each event from 1 Sep 2024 to 30 Sep 2026. It has 421 rows. Download the events (CSV)