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

Data through Name of the region as UCDP writes it: North-West regionPopulation about 2,269,136 (Wikidata)

UCDP recorded 13 eventsP of organized violence in North-West region, Cameroon in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 18P. The low estimate is 18 and the high estimate is 22P. The count for August 2026 was 3 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 81 eventsP in North-West region, Cameroon. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 181P. The low estimate is 164 and the high estimate is 198P. UCDP counts 62P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 3 regions of Cameroon with a page, North-West region has the 2nd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. North-West region holds 36 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 65 events in North-West region. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 81P, which is up 25 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 62 percentP of the events in North-West region in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Cameroon, the share is 50 percentP.

Table 1. North-West region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events13381
Estimated deaths, best estimate188181
Low estimate of deaths186164
High estimate of deaths228198
Deaths of civilians7162

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.

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  • UCDP recorded 13 events in North-West region, Cameroon, in September 2026 (preliminary). The count for August 2026 was 3 (preliminary).

All changes recorded on 28 Oct 2026

24 months

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Figure 1. Events in North-West 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 North-West region, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 81 events with 181 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. North-West 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 UCDP3P4P
Ambazonia insurgents75P173P
Government of Cameroon53P128P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of North-West region in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Boyo département7P12P
Bui département15P44P
Donga-Mantung département7P25P
Menchum département2P3P
Mezam département39P68P
Momo département1P4P
Ngo-Ketunjia département7P11P

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

Type of violence

Table 4. North-West region: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict50P62%
Non-state conflict2P2%
One-sided violence against civilians29P36%

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 North-West region, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 202613P18PCandidate Events
August 20263P8PCandidate Events
July 202612P16PCandidate Events
June 202610P23PCandidate Events
May 20266P10PCandidate Events
April 20263P16PCandidate Events
March 20267P13PCandidate Events
February 20264P7PCandidate Events
January 20264P28PCandidate Events
December 20251024GED
November 2025817GED
October 202511GED
September 202565GED
August 202556GED
July 202537GED
June 2025612GED
May 2025713GED
April 2025614GED
March 2025511GED
February 2025712GED
January 202568GED
December 202457GED
November 2024411GED
October 202457GED
September 20241016GED
August 2024812GED

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

UCDP recorded 13 eventsP of organized violence in North-West region, Cameroon in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 3 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 North-West region, Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 181P. The low estimate is 164 and the high estimate is 198P.

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.