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Far North region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: Far North regionPopulation about 1,409,445 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 10 eventsP of organized violence in Far North region, Cameroon in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 28P. The low estimate is 26 and the high estimate is 29P. The count for August 2026 was 7 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 116 eventsP in Far North region, Cameroon. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 269P. The low estimate is 204 and the high estimate is 272P. UCDP counts 140P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 3 regions of Cameroon with a page, Far North region has the highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. Far North region holds 51 percentP of the events that UCDP recorded in Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2025, UCDP recorded 86 events in Far North region. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 116P, which is up 35 percent. Over the same periods, the count for Cameroon as a whole went from 173 to 228P, which is up 32 percent. Events of state-based armed conflict are 41 percentP of the events in Far North region in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Cameroon, the share is 50 percentP.

Table 1. Far North region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events107116
Estimated deaths, best estimate2817269
Low estimate of deaths2617204
High estimate of deaths2917272
Deaths of civilians2214140

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.

Since the last update

The log has no change for Far North region, Cameroon 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 in Far North region 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 5.
Figure 2. Events in Far North region, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 116 events with 269 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.

Actors, as UCDP names them

Names as UCDP writes them.

Table 2. Far North region: 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 UCDP5P16P
Comités locaux de vigilance6P30P
Government of Cameroon47P102P
IS33P115P
JAS78P138P

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.

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

Second-level areas

The areas in Far North region that UCDP names in the events. The table has 10 areas at most.

Table 3. Second-level areas of Far North region in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Diamaré department1P0P
Logone-et-Chari department31P116P
Mayo-Sava department51P87P
Mayo-Tsanaga department32P64P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. Far North region: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict48P41%
Non-state conflict7P6%
One-sided violence against civilians61P53%

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

The glossary has the UCDP definition of each type.

Monthly reports

One report for each month with events. Search engines list a report of a month in the last 12 months that has 30 or more events.

Table 5. Monthly reports of Far North region, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202610P28PCandidate Events
August 20267P17PCandidate Events
July 202614P51PCandidate Events
June 202616P31PCandidate Events
May 20268P19PCandidate Events
April 20267P23PCandidate Events
March 20268P16PCandidate Events
February 20268P22PCandidate Events
January 202612P16PCandidate Events
December 2025612GED
November 20251118GED
October 2025916GED
September 2025912GED
August 202578GED
July 20251124GED
June 20251435GED
May 20251224GED
April 2025612GED
March 202535GED
February 2025511GED
January 2025515GED
December 2024527GED
November 2024311GED
October 2024611GED
September 2024810GED
August 2024715GED

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 30 or more events. The other reports stay online and ask search engines not to list them.

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ConflictStats. Far North region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/cameroon/far-north-region/. 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 Far North region, Cameroon in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 10 eventsP of organized violence in Far North region, Cameroon in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 7 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 Far North region, Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 269P. The low estimate is 204 and the high estimate is 272P.

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.