Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2021)

This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis during 2021.

January
  • On January 1, two suspected separatists were killed by Cameroonian soldiers in Wum.[1]
  • On January 6, separatist fighters ambushed the convoy of the Senior Divisional Officer of Momo near Njikwa, using improvised explosive devices (IEDs).[2] Five soldiers and one civilian were killed.[3]
  • On January 7, soldiers discovered and deactivated an improvised explosive device in Kumba.[4]
  • On January 8, separatists killed three gendarme officers, one policeman and two civilians at a checkpoint in Matazem. Four others were injured.[5]
  • On January 9, armed men killed a school principal in Ossing, Manyu. In Tinto, Manyu, armed men shot a student and a teacher.[6]
  • On January 10, Cameroonian soldiers invaded Mautu, Muyuka and killed at least nine civilians.[7] Human rights groups[8] and France condemned the act and called for an investigation,[9] while the Cameroonian Army denied having massacred civilians, claiming that all the dead were separatists and that images of dead civilians had been collected by separatists from elsewhere.[10]
  • On January 14, explosions were heard outside Limbe Omnisport Stadium. A separatist militia called the "Fako Action Forces" claimed responsibility.[11]
  • On January 15, suspected separatists burned a beer truck in Likomba, Fako Division. Security forces pursued the attackers, and an ensuing shootout left two suspected separatists dead.[12]
  • On January 16, 2020 African Nations Championship (CHAN) started in Limbe, after having been postponed a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[13] Separatists had threatened to use force to prevent the championship from taking place within the Anglophone regions.[14]
  • On January 18, Cameroon's Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga, stated that Cameroon had won the war against the separatists.[15] Hours later, two IEDs exploded in Mbengwi and in T-Junction, Bamenda.[16] The same day, separatists declared a 10-day lockdown to sabotage CHAN, and clashes were reported in Buea.[17] The Biafra Nations League, a Nigeria-based group that operates in Bakassi Peninsula, complained that some of its members as well as pro-Ambazonian activists had been arrested and tortured by Cameroonian soldiers. They also accused Nigerian authorities of allowing Cameroonian troops to conduct cross-border raids to arrest Ambazonians on Nigerian territory. The group declared that they would hoist the Biafran flag in the Bakassi Peninsula in February, and claimed that the locals identified more as Biafrans than as Cameroonians.[18]
  • On January 20, unidentified gunmen abducted a radio host in Bamenda.[19]
  • On January 21, separatist fighters attacked a gendarmerie facility in Babadjou, West Region. Cameroonian soldiers repelled the attack and also seized two vehicles.[20]
  • On January 23, Cameroonian soldiers killed four children in Bamenda. The military later falsely claimed that the victims were separatist fighters.[21]
  • On January 25, at least three policemen were wounded when a roadside IED exploded in Limbe.[22]
  • On January 26, there was an explosion outside the stadium in Limbe, forcing spectators to take shelter.[23]
  • On January 27, Cameroonian soldiers killed two people and arrested another two in Bambui.[24]
  • On January 31, two people were injured in an explosion in Douala, possibly caused by an IED.[25]

February
  • On February 1, Cameroonian soldiers "neutralized" two armed separatists in Bamenda, and captured a separatist commander known as "General Sweet Tuma".[26] In Buea, ex-separatist fighters barricaded streets to protest the living conditions in the Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration Center, and the failure of the program to help them find work.[27]
  • On February 3, three public employees were abducted by suspected separatists in Bamenda, allegedly for sealing shops whose owners respected separatist-imposed ghost towns.[28]

References
  1. Cameroon: Two suspected separatist fighters killed in NW, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 7, 2020. Accessed Jan 7, 2020.
  2. NW region: Communication Delegate, Five Soldiers Killed In IED Attack, Cameroon News Agency, Jan 6, 2020. Accessed Jan 6, 2020.
  3. Cameroon: At least five killed in suspected separatist attack in restive NW, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 6, 2021. Accessed Jan 6, 2021.
  4. Cameroon: Security forces deactivate explosive in Kumba, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 7, 2020. Accessed Jan 8, 2020.
  5. Cameroon: Six killed in suspected separatist attack in Matazem, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 8, 2021. Accessed Jan 8, 2021.
  6. Cameroon: Armed men kill school principal, injure others in Manyu division, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 11, 2021. Accessed Jan 11, 2021.
  7. Cameroon:Attack leaves child, others dead in restive SW Region, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 11, 2021. Accessed Jan 11, 2021.
  8. Cameroon:Rights group condemns killing of civilians in restive Anglophone region, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 12, 2021. Accessed Jan 12, 2021.
  9. Cameroon: France condemns Mautu killings, calls for investigations
  10. Cameroon:Army denies responsibility in killing of civilians in Mautu, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 12, 2021. Accessed Jan 12, 2021.
  11. Chan 2021: Explosions at Limbe stadium days before Tanzania opener - Reports, Goal, Jan 15, 2020. Accessed Jan 16, 2020.
  12. Cameroon: Two suspected separatists killed following attack on beer truck in Limbe, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 15, 2020. Accessed Jan 16, 2020.
  13. "Statement on Total CHAN Cameroon 2020". CAF. 17 March 2020.
  14. Separatist Leaders Welcome Biya’s Military Option, Say They Are Ready, Cameroon News Agency, Jan 4, 2021. Accessed Jan 5, 2021.
  15. Cameroon:Atanga Nji claims Biya has won war against Ambazonia Separatists, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 18, 2021. Accessed Jan 20, 2021.
  16. Twitter, Cameroon News Agency, Jan 20, 2021.
  17. Separatists impose lockdown to disrupt CHAN in Cameroon's restive Anglophone regions, Xinhua, Jan 18, 2021. Accessed Jan 19, 2021.
  18. Soldiers arrest Chief of Staff of Biafra group, members, Daily Post, Jan 18, 2021. Accessed Jan 21, 2021.
  19. Cameroon: Bamenda-based journalist kidnapped by unidentified gunmen, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 20, 2021. Accessed Jan 20, 2021.
  20. Ouest : les postes de contrôle se multiplient à Babadjou après l’échec d’une attaque séparatiste, Actu Cameroun, Jan 27, 2021. Accessed Jan 27, 2021. (French)
  21. MINDEF Lies About Students Summarily Executed By Military In Bamenda, Cameroon News Agency, Jan 28, 2021. Accessed Jan 28, 2021.
  22. Cameroon: At least three policemen injured after explosion in Limbe, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 26, 2021. Accessed Jan 27, 2021.
  23. [https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/sport/archives/2021/02/01/2003751562 Cameroon hosts soccer championship against a backdrop of war and fear], Taipei Times, Feb 1, 2021. Accessed Feb 1, 2021.
  24. Twitter, Cameroon News Agency, Jan 28, 2021.
  25. Cameroon: Blast injures two people in Douala, Jan 31, Garda, Feb 1, 2021. Accessed Feb 1, 2021.
  26. Cameroun : L’Armée neutralise deux hommes armés lors d’un raid à Bamenda, Le Bled Parle, Feb 2, 2021. Accessed Feb 2, 2021. (French)
  27. A Buea (Sud-Ouest), les ex-combattants séparatistes paralysent la circulation, Actu Cameroun, Feb 2, 2021. Accessed Feb 2, 2021. (French)
  28. Crise anglophone : trois agents de la commune de Bamenda 2 kidnappés, Actu Cameroun, Feb 4, 2021. Accessed Feb 4, 2021. (French)
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