Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2025)

This is a timeline of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon during 2025.

The Anglophone Crisis is an ongoing armed conflict in the Republic of Cameroon in Central Africa, where historically English-speaking Ambazonian separatists are seeking the independence of the former British trust territory of Southern Cameroons, which was unified with Cameroon since 1961.

• On January 3, seven Cameroonian soldiers were killed when militants attacked a control post in Akwaya, Manyu. Another soldier was reported injured, and three were missing.^[1][2] According to locals, the militants came from Nigeria's Taraba State, and attacked in two waves, the first of which was repulsed with casualties.^[3] The attackers were reported to be Nigerian Fulani militants. Days later, the Ambazonia Governing Council (AGovC) claimed that its armed wing, the Ambazonia Defence Forces (ADF) had carried out the attacks.^[4]
• On January 7, the Bamenda family home of the former AGovC activist Capo Daniel was burned down. Capo Daniel blamed separatist fighters from Bui.^[5]
• On January 8, gunmen shot and killed the president of the Batibo Drivers Union, along the Bamenda-Mbengwi road.^[6]
• On January 15, a businessman was killed by unidentified gunmen in Bamenda.^[7]
• On January 16, a civilian was killed and eight others were injured in a shootout between security forces and suspected separatists in Bamenda.^[7]
• On January 18, three separatist fighters were killed and two were arrested by the Gendarmerie in Bamenda.^[8]
• On January 27, Cameroonian forces arrested several suspected separatists in Bamenda. A suspect was reported to have died in captivity.^[9]

• On February 4, suspected separatists killed a road worker in Bamenda. Cameroonian forces raided the vicinity in search for the perpetrators.^[10]
• On February 9, Cameroonian forces launched an operation against a separatist hideout in Bamessing, Ngo-Ketunjia, killing two fighters and arresting three others. Other fighters escaped, including Ngeh Cyprian ("General The Only Bro"), who was the main target of the operation.^[11] In Bamenda, a football match in Cameroon's first division was abandoned after suspected separatists opened fire near the stadium. Police said that no one was harmed after the timely intervention of security forces forced the gunmen to flee.^[12] Also in Bamenda, two civilians were killed by armed men.^[13]
• On February 10, separatist fighters killed cattle after a failed attack against Youth Day celebrations in Donga-Mantung.^[14]
• On February 15, two separatist fighters were captured and killed by residents in Pinyin.^[15]
• On February 16, Cameroonian forces killed a separatist commander known as "General JC" in his hideout in Bamenda.^[16]
• On February 17, separatist fighters killed a Fulani herdsman they held hostage near Ntumbaw, Donga-Mantung, despite receiving ransom from his family.^[17]
• On February 19, separatist leader Ngeh Cyprian (''General The Only Bro'') led an assault in Bamessing, killing five civilians, including a newborn baby.^[18]
• On February 21, Cameroonian forces safely detonated a suspected separatist IED in Bamenda.^[19]
• On February 22, separatist leader Ngeh Cyprian (''General The Only Bro'') and his group attacked mourners at a funeral in Kedjom Ketinguh. An unspecified number of civilians were kidnapped, and four vehicles were stolen during the attack. The attackers reportedly demanded ransom for the release of the abductees.^[18]
• On February 23, separatist fighters raided Pinyin village and killed six civilians.^[20]

• On March 1, authorities in Bali announced that nine separatist fighters, including a commander, had turned themselves in.^[21]
• On March 14, a retired prison warden was burned alive in Muyuka by a separatist fighter known as "One Man Squad."^[22] On the same day, the killing of a police officer in a separatist ambush by General Talk and Do's Ambazonia State Army was announced in Mbiame.^[23]
• On March 17, two taxi drivers were killed by suspected separatist fighters in Bomaka, Buea.^[24] In Baba I, Ngo-Ketunjia, Cameroonian forces rescued six hostages from a separatist hideout and killed three separatist fighters.^[25]
• On March 19, at least two Cameroonian soldiers were killed in a suspected separatist ambush in Magba, West Region.^[26]
• On March 22, a Cameroonian soldier was killed and three others were abducted in a separatist attack near Mbingo, Boyo.^[27]
• On March 23, Cameroonian forces ambushed and killed a suspected separatist fighter in Bamenda.^[28]
• On March 26, it was reported that separatist fighters began confiscating ID cards from civilians in Bui.^[29]

• On April 1, a British missionary and his assistant were abducted by suspected separatist fighters in Bambui, before being released two days later.^[30]
• On April 9, one officer was killed and another was injured in Bamenda.^[31] The ADF claimed responsibility for the attack.^[32] In Ekona, four separatist fighters were killed in a military ambush.^[33]
• On April 12, at least four separatist fighters died in a failed attack on a military base.^[34]
• On April 18, two suspected separatist fighters were killed and three hostages were released during a military operation in Ndu. Other separatist fighters were allegedly arrested.^[35]
• On April 27, it was reported that Cameroonian forces killed a man in Bafut.^[36] In Bambili, a businessman and teacher was assassinated by suspected separatists.^[37]
• On April 30, vigilantes and separatist fighters clashed in Pinyin.^[38]

• On May 1, separatist fighters killed the newly appointed manager of Moghamo Express in Bambui.^[39]
• On May 2, separatist fighters killed two civilians and injured three others in Bambili.^[40]
• On May 4, two Mbororo herders were kidnapped and killed by suspected separatist fighters in Mbawfi, Donga-Mantung.^[41] In Bambui, a journalist was kidnapped before escaping the next day.^[42][43] In Bamenda, separatist fighters killed a bike rider.^[44]
• On May 5, two Cameroonian soldiers were killed and three others were injured in an IED attack in Munyenge, near Ikata.^[45]
• On May 10, suspected separatist fighters killed a civilian in Bamenda for consuming a Brasseries du Cameroun product.^[46]
• On May 11, it was reported that Cameroonian forces summarily executed two suspected separatist fighters in Nkwen.^[47]
• On May 14, Cameroonian forces reportedly launched an operation in Pinyin, killing five people.^[48]
• On May 15, Cameroonian forces launched a sweeping operation in Bambili, arresting at least hundred students.^[49]
• On May 20, Cameroonian soldiers survived an IED attack in Tobin, Kumbo, after responding to an incident where separatist fighters raised their flag at a gendarmerie brigade. A group calling itself the "Bui Warriors" claimed responsibility.^[50]

• On June 1, three people were killed in two separate shootings in Bamenda.^[51] Nine students were reportedly molested by separatist fighters while travelling from Esu to Wum.^[52]
• On June 15, suspected separatist fighters killed a man near a church in Bamenda.^[53]
• On June 16, three people were injured in a separatist attack in Nkwen, Bamenda.^[54]
• On June 18, separatists attacked a military post in Maloun le Petit, between the West Region and Mbonso, Bui, Northwest Region, killing three soldiers and injuring two others. The Bui Unity Warriors and the Donga Mantung Unity Warriors claimed responsibility for the attack.^[55][56]
• On June 25, Cameroonian forces raided a separatist hideout in Benahundu, near Benakuma, Menchum, killing a commander known as "Vandam" and seizing weapons and ammunition.^[57]
• On June 30, one person was killed and two people were injured after heavy shooting in Mile 16, Buea. Reports also say four taxis and a motocycle were set ablaze during the shooting.^[58]

• On July 7, suspected separatist fighters attacked the Dreamland Cabaret in Bamenda, injuring multiple civilians.^[59] At least four separatist fighters were killed in a Cameroonian ambush in Below Foncha, Bamenda.^[60]
• On July 8, a gendarme was confirmed killed after he was abducted two weeks prior in Ndop. Separatist commander "General A Nova Die" claimed responsibility. Cameroonian forces raided Bamessing, killing two suspected separatists.^[61]