Events in the year 2023 in Cameroon.

Incumbents President: Paul Biya Prime Minister: Joseph Ngute

Events

22 January – Police in Cameroon find the mutilated body of prominent journalist Martinez Zogo who had been kidnapped by unknown assailants five days ago, amid increasing violence against reporters in the country. 25 February – Nineteen athletes are injured by small explosions during the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope in Buea, Southwest Region. The Ambazonia Defence Forces claim responsibility for the incident. 30 May – Four people are killed after armed men attack a checkpoint in Mora, Far North Region. 17 June – At least ten people are killed during an offensive by the military of Cameroon against separatists in the English-speaking Northwest Region. 17 July – Gunmen kill 10 people and injure two at a busy junction in Bamenda. 7 September – Several people are killed after armed militants attack vehicles in Muea, a village in the Southwest Region. 8 October – At least 30 people are killed during landslides caused by heavy rains in Yaoundé. 23 October – Authorities in Touboro, North Region confirm that over 30 people, likely including students from Chad, were abducted by suspected bandits yesterday. 6 November – Egbekaw massacre: At least 20 people are killed and 10 others are seriously injured after separatist rebel groups attack a village in Mamfe, Manyu.

Deaths

3 January – Armand Joel Banaken Bassoken, footballer (born 1983). 7 January – Modeste M'bami, footballer (born 1982). 17 January – Martinez Zogo, journalist. 21 January – Gabriel Dodo Ndoke, politician (born 1971). 31 January – General Transporter, Ambazonian rebel leader. 12 March – Alphonse Beni, 77, actor and film director. 17 March – Jean-Bernard Ndongo Essomba, politician, MP (1992–1997, since 2002). 15 May – Essambo Ewane, 70, Olympic judoka (1980, 1984). 11 June – John Nkemngong Nkengasong, 64, playwright, novelist, and poet. 12 June – John Fru Ndi, politician (born 1941). 23 June – Manamourou Silikam, 49, politician, MP (since 2020). 24 July – Rose Zang Nguele, 76, politician, MP (1992–1997). 16 November – Hubert Mono Ndjana, 77, academic and philosopher.

See also Timeline of the Anglophone Crisis (2023)

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