What the records say
- When
- 1996
- Kind
- Armed conflict
- Deaths
- 56
- Coordinates
- 4.58° N, 8.60° E
- Incompatibility
- territory
- Type of conflict
- interstate
- Territory name
- Bakassi
- Region
- Africa
- Location
- Cameroon, Nigeria
- Side a
- Government of Cameroon
Placed at the middle of its 9 recorded clashes (UCDP GED).
Bakassi conflict
Border conflict and separatist insurgencies in Cameroon
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.
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The source
- UCDP Battle-Related DeathsUppsala Conflict Data ProgramCreative Commons Attribution 4.0
Related events
- Joint Communiqué Establishing the Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC)15 Nov 2002 · Peace agreement
- Agreement between the Republic of Cameroon and the Federal Republic of Nigeria concerning the Modalities of Withdrawal and Transfer of Authority in the Bakassi Peninsula12 Jun 2006 · Peace agreement