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

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

Search engines are asked not to list this page. They list a region page at 30 or more events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. This page has 23.

UCDP recorded 4 eventsP of organized violence in South-West region, Cameroon in September 2026. The best estimate of deaths in these events is 6P. The low estimate is 6 and the high estimate is 8P. The count for August 2026 was 4 eventsP.

In the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, UCDP recorded 23 eventsP in South-West region, Cameroon. The best estimate of deaths in the events of the 12 months is 38P. The low estimate is 34 and the high estimate is 45P. UCDP counts 21P of these deaths as deaths of civilians.

Among the 3 regions of Cameroon with a page, South-West region has the 3rd highest count of events in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. South-West region holds 10 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 21 events in South-West region. The count for the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026 is 23P, which is up 10 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 57 percentP of the events in South-West region in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026. For Cameroon, the share is 50 percentP.

Table 1. South-West region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths that UCDP records
FigureSeptember 2026PAugust 2026P12 months to 30 Sep 2026P
Events4423
Estimated deaths, best estimate6738
Low estimate of deaths6534
High estimate of deaths8745
Deaths of civilians6321

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 South-West region, Cameroon on record. ConflictStats read the UCDP files on . The data cover events through . Changes in the data

24 months

02.55Jan 2025Jan 2026GEDCandidate
Figure 1. Events in South-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 South-West region, 1 Oct 2025 to 30 Sep 2026. The map shows 23 events with 38 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. South-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 UCDP1P3P
Ambazonia insurgents20P32P
Government of Cameroon15P22P

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

Table 3. Second-level areas of South-West region in the events of the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, in name order
Area, as UCDP writes itEventsEstimated deaths
Fako département15P22P
Manyu département2P2P
Meme département3P9P
Ndian département11

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

Type of violence

Table 4. South-West region: events by type of violence, the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026
Type of violenceEventsShare of events
State-based armed conflict13P57%
Non-state conflict00%
One-sided violence against civilians10P43%

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 South-West region, newest first: events and estimated deaths
MonthEventsEstimated deathsDataset
September 20264P6PCandidate Events
August 20264P7PCandidate Events
July 20264P5PCandidate Events
June 20262P2PCandidate Events
May 20264P7PCandidate Events
April 20261P6PCandidate Events
March 20262P3PCandidate Events
January 20261P1PCandidate Events
November 202511GED
September 2025313GED
August 202526GED
July 202534GED
June 202511GED
May 202512GED
April 202533GED
March 202522GED
January 2025316GED
December 202411GED
October 2024212GED
September 202423GED
August 202413GED

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. South-West region, Cameroon: events and estimated deaths recorded by UCDP. https://conflictstats.com/country/cameroon/south-west-region/. Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, UCDP GED 26.1 and UCDP Candidate Events 26.0.9. Data through .

The address of this page does not change. UCDP asks for a citation of its publications: Data sources and licences has it.

Questions

How many events did UCDP record in South-West region, Cameroon in September 2026?

UCDP recorded 4 eventsP of organized violence in South-West region, Cameroon in September 2026. The count for August 2026 was 4 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 South-West region, Cameroon in the 12 months to 30 Sep 2026, the best estimate is 38P. The low estimate is 34 and the high estimate is 45P.

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.