Belo is a town and

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in Northwest Region of

Cameroon Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the C ...

. It is mainly populated by Kom people.

History

In April 2018, the town came under control of separatists fighting for the independence of

Ambazonia Ambazonia, officially the Federal Republic of Ambazonia, also referred to as Amba Land, is an unrecognised breakaway state in West Africa which claims the Northwest Region and Southwest Region of Cameroon, though it currently controls almost ...

.Cameroon separatists force army to retreat after face off in Northwest
Africa News, Apr 27, 2018. Accessed Apr 27, 2018. The

Cameroonian Army The Cameroon Armed Forces (french: Forces armées camerounaises (FAC)) are the military of the Republic of Cameroon. The armed forces number 40,000 personnel in ground, air, and naval forces. There are approximately 40,000 troops in the army acr ...

later retook the town, which was depopulated due to the fighting.'This is a genocide': villages burn as war rages in blood-soaked Cameroon
The Guardian, May 20, 2018. Accessed Jun 1, 2018.

References

Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002

Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises
Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV * Charles Nanga,
La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996
', Mémoire ENA. Communes of Northwest Region (Cameroon) {{Cameroon-geo-stub

History

See also

References