This article lists events from the year 2017 in Cameroon.
Incumbents President: Paul Biya Prime Minister: Philémon Yang
Events
22 September – Cameroonian security forces open fire on Anglophone protesters, killing at least five people. In Ekok, around 700 protesters attack police stations and raise the Ambazonian flag. 1 October –The Ambazonian separatist movement unilaterally declares the independence of Ambazonia. Tens of thousands protest; with at least 20 demonstrators killed by security forces in Buea and Bamenda. 8 November – The Ambazonia Defence Forces kill two or three gendarmes in Bamenda in a significant escalation of violence. The attack is condemned by the Interim Government of Ambazonia. 4 December – The Cameroonian government officially declares war on the Ambazonia separatists, calling them "terrorists who seek secession", marking a formal military response to the uprising. 14 December – An elite Cameroonian army unit launches an operation to retake separatist-controlled villages. Soldiers fire indiscriminately at civilians in Bodam, execute an elderly man, and burn several houses.
Deaths 8 January – Zacharie Noah, footballer (b. 1937).
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