Cameroon: North-West and South-West Situation Report No.73 (January 2025)

This report is produced by OCHA Cameroon in collaboration with humanitarian partners. It covers the period from 1 to 31 January 2025.

HIGHLIGHTS

• Approximately 3,500 individuals displaced due to inter-community tensions in Akwaya subdivision, South-West region.

• Over 17, 000 people benefited from food security interventions, including 10,000 vulnerable people reached with unconditional food assistance.

• At least 18,000 people benefited from health services delivered or supported by partners.

• At least 3,141 boys and 3,503 girls at risk of waterborne diseases benefited from hygiene promotion services.

  SITUATION OVERVIEW
  The humanitarian situation in the North-West and South-West regions (NWSW) continues to be marked by ongoing armed violence and insecurity in affected areas. Illegal taxation, restrictions on movements, illegal checkpoints, kidnappings for ransom, targeted killings, burning of houses and difficult access to basic services especially in more remote areas, continue to impact civilian populations. Additionally, in Momo division, some children have been compelled to stay out of school due to directives mandating the wearing of school uniforms.

  In January, around 3,500 people were displaced from villages in Akwaya subdivision (Manyu division, SW) due to escalating violence over land use between the local population and herders from a neighboring country. A multi-sector initial rapid assessment (MIRA) has been conducted, and partners are organizing response interventions despite severe access constraints. Akwaya remains one of the most difficult areas to reach due to its remote location and poor transport infrastructure. The primary entry points are from a neighboring country or via Menchum division in the NW region.
  On 22 January, following a security incident in Bissoro village, Meme division, SW, where several houses were burnt down, more than 37 households (150 people) were displaced to Kumba town.