2014 in Cameroon

The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Cameroon.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

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See also:Other events of 2014
List of years in Cameroon

Incumbents

Events

February
  • February 16 - Suspected Islamist militants kill 90 people in a Nigerian village raid near the border with Cameroon.[1]

April
  • April 5 - Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon.[2]

May

June
  • June 1 - The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been released.[5]

December
  • December 28 - The militant organisation Boko Haram attacks a village in Northern Cameroon, leaving an estimated 30 dead.[6]
  • December 29 - Cameroon launches its first airstrikes against Boko Haram in a successful operation to reclaim several villages and a military base briefly seized by the militant group in the Far North Region.[7]

References
  1. "Suspected Islamists kill 90 in Nigeria village raid". 16 February 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. "Italian priests, Canadian nun kidnapped in Cameroon". 5 April 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  3. "Boko Haram: African leaders agree joint action in rare show of unity". 17 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  4. "West African Nations Set Aside Their Old Suspicions to Combat Boko Haram". 17 May 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  5. "Italian priests, Canadian nun freed in Cameroon". 1 June 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  6. "Boko Haram slaughter dozens in Cameroon village". 28 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  7. "Boko Haram unrest: Cameroon air strikes on Nigerian militants". 29 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
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