2014 in Cameroon

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The following lists events that happened during 2014 in Cameroon.

Incumbents

• President: Paul Biya
• Prime Minister: Philémon Yang

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

• May 17 - Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram.^[3][4]

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.