ConflictStats

Countries › Cameroon › December 2024

Cameroon: conflict events in December 2024

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

11events7 the month before
35est. deathsrange 28–40
3civilian deaths

Cameroon saw 11 recorded events and 35 estimated deaths in December 2024. That is +57% compared with 7 events the month before. The death toll range is 28 to 40.

64% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 3.

Events were concentrated in Far North region (5), North-West region (5), South-West region (1).

The most active pairing was Government of Cameroon - Ambazonia insurgents with 4 events.

Where events happened

2024-12-30: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (1 deaths)2024-12-30: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (1 deaths)2024-12-27: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-23: Government of Cameroon vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-18: Government of Cameroon vs IS (6 deaths)2024-12-18: IS vs JAS (15 deaths)2024-12-18: Government of Cameroon vs IS (4 deaths)2024-12-16: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2024-12-13: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (0 deaths)2024-12-06: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (4 deaths)2024-12-01: Government of Cameroon vs JAS (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cameroon, December 2024. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, December 2024

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Far North region527
North-West region57
South-West region11

Deadliest events, December 2024

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
18 Dec 2024Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs JAS
Non-state, 2 sources		15
18 Dec 2024Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based, 5 sources		6
18 Dec 2024Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based, 3 sources		4
6 Dec 2024Mezam département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based		4
0–4
30 Dec 2024Meme département
South-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based		1
30 Dec 2024Donga-Mantung département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based		1
27 Dec 2024Mezam département
North-West region		Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
0–1
23 Dec 2024Mezam département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
16 Dec 2024Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
0–1
1 Dec 2024Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs JAS
State-based		1
0–1

Parties

PartyEvents
Government of Cameroon8
Ambazonia insurgents5
IS3
JAS3

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based7
Non-state1
One-sided3

All months

Monthly reports:Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Mar 2026Feb 2026Jan 2026Dec 2025Nov 2025Oct 2025Sep 2025Aug 2025Jul 2025Jun 2025May 2025Apr 2025Mar 2025Feb 2025Jan 2025Dec 2024Nov 2024Oct 2024Sep 2024Aug 2024Jul 2024

← Cameroon overview

Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. Counts use the "best" fatality estimate. See methodology.