Border conflict and separatist insurgencies in Cameroon
The Bakassi Peninsula in the Bight of Biafra
The Bakassi conflict is an ongoing armed dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon. Originally subject to a border conflict between Cameroon and Nigeria, Bakassi later became affected by insurgencies waged by local separatists against Cameroonian government forces.
After the independence of Cameroon and Nigeria the border between them was not settled and there were other disputes. The Nigerian government claimed the border was that prior to the British–German agreements in 1913, and Cameroon claimed the border laid down by the British–German agreements. The border dispute worsened in the 1980s and 1990s after some border incidents occurred, which almost caused a war between the two countries. In 1994 Cameroon went to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to avoid war with Nigeria after many armed clashes occurred in the disputed regions. Eight years later the ICJ ruled in Cameroon's favour and confirmed the 1913 border made by the British and Germans as the international border between the two countries. Nigeria confirmed it would transfer Bakassi to Cameroon.
In June 2006 Nigeria signed the Greentree Agreement, which marked the formal transfer of authority in the region, and the Nigerian Army partly withdrew from Bakassi. The move was opposed by many Bakassians who considered themselves Nigerians and they started to arm themselves on 2 July 2006. Two years later the Nigerian Army fully withdrew from the peninsula and it transitioned to Cameroonian control. More than 50 people were killed between the start of the conflict and the full withdrawal of the Nigerians. The conflict largely ended on 25 September 2009 with an amnesty deal, while some militias continued the fight for a few years. In 2021, the Biafra Nations League launched its own insurgency against Cameroonian authorities in Bakassi.
The Bakassiconflict is an ongoing armed dispute over the Bakassi Peninsula of Cameroon. Originally subject to a border conflict between Cameroon and Nigeria...
Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea. It lies between the Cross River estuary, near the city of Calabar and the Rio del Ray estuary on the east...
September 1, 1939 – September 2, 1945 World War II July 2 2006 – ongoing Bakassiconflict March 2014 – ongoing Boko Haram insurgency September 9 2017 – ongoing...
ongoing armed conflicts that are taking place around the world. This list of ongoing armed conflicts identifies present-day conflicts and the death toll...
separatists also should continue fighting against Cameroon in the Bakassiconflict. The group threatened to launch pirate raids against Nigerian and Cameroonian...
fight in the swampy coastal terrain facing the Bakassi peninsula. Although prepared for an armed conflict with Nigeria in recent years, the Cameroon Army...
Bakassi peninsula. The dispute had roots as far back as 1913; 1981, 1994, and 1996 armed clashes between Nigeria and Cameroon took place in Bakassi....
international. A "rebel group" is defined here as a polity that uses armed conflict in opposition to established government (or governments) for reasons such...
border and on the Bakassi peninsula, the Anglophone Crisis overlaps with two other local insurgencies, namely the Bakassiconflict and the insurgency...
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similar to the manner in which British Southern Cameroons dissolved. Bakassiconflict Explosions in Bamenda and Killings in Besongabang Military Base, ADF...
This is a list of wars and conflicts involving the Republic of Cameroon and its previous states. Boyd 1986. Killingray 2011, p. 117. Buchan 1922, p. 150...
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the Bakassi Boys, a vigilante security group which was set up and spearheaded by Chinwoke Mbadinuju, former governor of Anambra state. The Bakassi Boys...
fully implemented and power remains highly centralized in the President. Bakassi is a peninsula on the Gulf of Guinea between the Cross River estuary and...
its troops from Bakassi by 4 August 2008, and also required Cameroon to protect the rights of the Nigerian citizens who lived in Bakassi. The transfer of...
led to a settlement of the dispute between the two countries over the Bakassi peninsula. Annan and Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad disagreed sharply...
boundary (July 2004), and in the Bakassi peninsula (June 2006). The peaceful completion of the transfer of authority in Bakassi from Nigeria to Cameroon, in...
the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula. Cameroon and Nigeria share a 1,000-mile (1,600 km) border and have disputed the sovereignty of the Bakassi peninsula. In...
commander who are both natives of the Bakassi. BNL have recorded a series of security clamp downs, especially in Bakassi where soldiers of 'Operations Delta...
to a dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria over the small territory of Bakassi. A new phase of the struggle saw the declaration of an Independent Niger...
since they bombed some American targets in Cape Town. Formed in 1998, the Bakassi Boys of Nigeria were viewed as instrumental in decreasing the region's...
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