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North-West region: conflict events in December 2025

Monthly report from UCDP event data for North-West region, Cameroon. Country-wide report: Cameroon, December 2025.

10events8 the month before
24est. deathsrange 21–26
6civilian deaths

North-West region, Cameroon saw 10 recorded events and 24 estimated deaths in December 2025. That is +25% compared with 8 events the month before. The death toll range is 21 to 26.

70% of the month's events were state-based armed conflict. Civilian deaths: 6.

The most active pairing was Government of Cameroon - Ambazonia insurgents with 7 events.

Where events happened

2025-12-28: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (0 deaths)2025-12-20: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-17: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (2 deaths)2025-12-17: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (1 deaths)2025-12-12: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (3 deaths)2025-12-11: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (2 deaths)2025-12-05: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (2 deaths)2025-12-05: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (9 deaths)2025-12-04: Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians (1 deaths)2025-12-01: Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents (3 deaths)
Recorded organized-violence events in North-West region, December 2025. Circle size scales with estimated deaths.State-based Non-state One-sidedOutlines: Natural Earth.

Deadliest events, December 2025

DateWherePartiesEst. deaths
5 Dec 2025Mezam département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		9
12 Dec 2025Donga-Mantung département
North-West region		Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 3 civilian, 2 sources		3
0–3
1 Dec 2025Bui département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		3
17 Dec 2025Mezam département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		2
11 Dec 2025Bui département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 1 civilian		2
5 Dec 2025Boyo département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		2
20 Dec 2025Bui département
North-West region		Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
17 Dec 2025Donga-Mantung département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 3 sources		1
4 Dec 2025Mezam département
North-West region		Ambazonia insurgents vs Civilians
One-sided, 1 civilian		1
28 Dec 2025Mezam département
North-West region		Government of Cameroon vs Ambazonia insurgents
State-based, 2 sources		0
0–2

Parties

PartyEventsEst. deaths
Ambazonia insurgents1024
Government of Cameroon719

All months

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Source: UCDP GED and Candidate Events, CC BY 4.0. See methodology.