Thursday, January 15, 2026 - At least 14 people, including seven children, were k!lled on Wednesday when a separatist armed group attacked the village of Guidado in Cameroon’s English-speaking Northwest region, according to state media reports.
The attack comes amid a renewed surge in violence linked to
the nearly decade-long separatist conflict involving the country’s anglophone
minority in the predominantly French-speaking Central African nation.
Confirming the incident, Northwest Regional Governor Adolphe
Lele Lafrique said the victims included one man, six women and seven children
aged between two and 11 years.
“This morning, an attack carried out by a terrorist group
against civilians resulted in the deaths of 14 people,” Lafrique told the state
broadcaster CRTV.
He added that 14 other people were injured and evacuated to
nearby hospitals in Ndu and Nkambe for medical treatment. According to the
governor, President Paul Biya has ordered new security measures to restore calm
in the affected area.
Cameroon’s anglophone crisis began in late 2016 after
peaceful protests by English-speaking lawyers and teachers were violently
suppressed by the government. The protesters accused the administration of marginalizing
the English-speaking regions in favour of the francophone majority.
Since then, armed separatist groups seeking an independent
anglophone state have frequently targeted politicians, civil servants and
teachers accused of collaborating with the government. In response, the
military and police have been accused of carrying out brutal raids on
communities suspected of harbouring separatist sympathizers.
Human Rights Watch estimates that at least 6,000 civilians
have been killed by both government forces and separatist fighters since the
conflict erupted.
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