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Cameroon: conflict events in January 2026

Monthly report from UCDP event data.

17events18 the month before
45est. deathsrange 43–45
28civilian deaths

Cameroon saw 17 recorded events and 45 estimated deaths in January 2026. That is about the same as the previous month (18). The death toll range is 43 to 45.

76% of the month's events were one-sided violence against civilians. Civilian deaths: 28.

Events were concentrated in Far North region (12), North-West region (4), South-West region (1).

The most active pairing was JAS - Civilians with 7 events.

Where events happened

2026-01-30: IS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-21: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-21: Government of Cameroon vs IS (2 deaths)2026-01-17: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-14: IS vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-14: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (14 deaths)2026-01-13: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-12: Unidentified armed group vs Civilians (2 deaths)2026-01-12: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-12: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-11: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-11: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-11: Government of Cameroon vs JAS (2 deaths)2026-01-09: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)2026-01-06: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (11 deaths)2026-01-04: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (2 deaths)2026-01-01: JAS vs Civilians (1 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in Cameroon, January 2026. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Regions, January 2026

RegionEventsEst. deaths
Far North region1216
North-West region428
South-West region11

Deadliest events, January 2026

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
14 Jan 2026Donga-Mantung département
North-West region		Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 14 civilian, 5 sources		14
6 Jan 2026North-West regionGovernment of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 3 sources		11
9–11
21 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs IS
State-based		2
14 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian, 2 sources		2
12 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Unidentified armed group vs Civilians
One-sided, 2 civilian		2
11 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		Government of Cameroon vs JAS
State-based, 2 sources		2
4 Jan 2026Menchum département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		2
30 Jan 2026Logone-et-Chari department
Far North region		IS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
21 Jan 2026Mayo-Sava department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
17 Jan 2026Mayo-Tsanaga department
Far North region		JAS vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1

Parties

PartyEvents
JAS8
Ambazonia insurgents5
Government of Cameroon4
IS3
Unidentified armed group1

Type of violence

CategoryEvents
State-based4
Non-state0
One-sided13

All months

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