Cameroon: North-West and South-West Situation Report No.78 - June 2025

This report is produced by OCHA Cameroon in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1-30 June 2025.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • About 300 civilians flee their homes in Banga-Bakundu, South-West region due to increased tensions.
  • About eight attacks on education including threats against parents, teachers and learners in the North-West region.
  • Tensions continue between farmers and herders in Donga-Mantung, North-West region.
  • More than 18,000 people benefited from agriculture and livelihood support in the North-West and South-West regions.
  • More than 4,000 people gained access to safe drinking water in the North-West and South-West regions.

SITUATION OVERVIEW / HUMANITARIAN ACCESS

The contextin the North-West and South-West (NWSW) regions remains volatile, with continued clashes between State security forces (SSF) and non-State armed groups (NSAGs). Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence, experiencing incidents involving stray bullets, arbitrary arrests, targeted killings, frequent kidnappings for ransom, the imposition of illegal taxes, roadblocks, extortions, frequent movement restrictions and the use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) including in public spaces and along major roads. At least nine incidents involving IEDs were reported in the NWSW in June, seven in the NW and two in the SW.

Tensions further escalated in the context of the official examinations, the First School Leaving Certificate (FSLC) held on 10-11 June, and the General Certificate of Education (GCE) held from 3 to 20 June. NSAGs issued threats to parents and teachers warning them against participating. Eight attacks against education were recorded in June.

About 300 civilians were forcibly displaced from Banga-Bakundu, Meme division, South-West region, to nearby towns including Banga, Muyuka, Bombe-Bakundu, and Mbalangi. The displacement is linked to the community’s strategic location which has made it a hotspot for ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, tensions persist between farmers and herders in parts of the Donga-Mantung division in the NW region, driven by disputes over grazing land and crop destruction by livestock. On 16 June, two women were assaulted and injured on their farmland in Dumbo village, Misaje sub-division, by a Fulani herder who accused them of attempting to seize his cattle. Similar incidents were reported on 19 June in Misaje town, Misaje sub-division, and on 26 June Mamba village, Nkambe sub-division, in which one Fulani herder and one woman were injured respectively.

Humanitarian activities continue to face significant challenges due to insecurity, logistics constraints, bureaucratic impediments and severe funding shortfalls. These constraints are shrinking humanitarian space and limiting the delivery of vital assistance to the affected population across the NWSW regions.