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Conflicts in the Far North and anglophone regions of Cameroon
In the Far North, attacks by armed non-state actors and cross-border incursions from the Lake Chad Basin continue, while a crisis in the North-West and South-West regions restricts humanitarian access.
Open on the interactive globeAccording to OCHA, 2.9 million people need assistance in 2026, including 1.5 million children, and the plan targets 1.9 million. By mid-May 2026 the 322 million US dollar plan was 20 percent funded and aid had reached 172,000 people. Cameroon hosts a total of 2.1 million forcibly displaced people. MSF supports surgery for the wounded at hospitals in Mora and Maroua.
Numbers with sources
| Value | As of | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| People in need | 2.9 m | 2026 | unicef.org |
| People displaced | 2.1 m | 2026 | unicef.org |
| Humanitarian appeal | 322 m USD | 15 May 2026 | panafricanvisions.com |
| Appeal funded | 20% | 15 May 2026 | panafricanvisions.com |
Needs
- protection
- health
- nutrition
- water and sanitation
- education
Parties to the conflict
- Cameroonian armed forces
- Armed non-state actors in the Far North
- Armed groups in the North-West and South-West regions
Who is helping
Organisations that, according to their own publications, work on this event (1). Donations go directly to each organisation's own website - GLOBURNS does not handle payments.
- Doctors Without Borders (MSF)Doctors Without Borders provides medical care to people affected by conflict, epidemics and disasters, independent of politics. In North Darfur it runs, among others…Donate on the organisation's website (lekarze-bez-granic.pl)
Sources
- unicef.org unicef.org/appeals/cameroon
- panafricanvisions.com panafricanvisions.com/2026/05/2-9-million-cameroonians-need-humanitarian-aid-ocha-warns/
- unocha.org unocha.org/publications/report/cameroon/cameroon-humanitarian-needs-and-response-plan-2026
- reliefweb.int reliefweb.int/report/cameroon/cameroon-north-west-and-south-west-regions-overview-humanit…
- doctorswithoutborders.org doctorswithoutborders.org/latest/how-lake-chad-basin-crisis-impacting-communities-cameroon
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