• The attack took place in Njitapon in the district of Kouoptamo, in the West French-speaking region.
• Violence is common in the two Anglophone regions but rarely extends beyond them.
• The conflict stems from the perceived marginalisation of Cameroon’s anglophone community.

Separatist attacks are infrequent outside of the two Anglophone regions, where violence is common. Five Cameroon military police officers were murdered in an ambush on Tuesday night in Cameroon’s western region; near a province where separatists are fighting for a breakaway state, according to the regional governor.

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Five military police killed

The incident happened in Njitapon, in the district of Kouoptamo, in the West French-speaking region; which is bordered by two Anglophone regions where rebels have been fighting the French-speaking majority state since 2016.
Augustine Fonka Awa, the governor of the West region, acknowledged the attack without providing any details. Separatist attacks are infrequent outside of the two Anglophone regions, where violence is common.

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