Belo, Cameroon Explained

Official Name:	Belo
Settlement Type:	Commune and town
Pushpin Label Position:	bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Cameroon
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Cameroon
Subdivision Name1:	Northwest
Subdivision Name2:	Boyo
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Timezone:	WAT
Utc Offset:	+1

Belo is a town and commune in Northwest Region of Cameroon. It is mainly populated by Kom people.

History

In April 2018, during the Anglophone Crisis, the town came under control of separatists fighting for the independence of Ambazonia.^[1] The Cameroonian Army later retook the town, which was depopulated due to the fighting.^[2]

On National Day in 2024, separatist fighters killed the mayor of Belo and two other people.^[3]

See also

• Communes of Cameroon

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.

6.1333°N 25°W

Notes and References

1. http://www.africanews.com/2018/04/27/cameroon-separatists-force-army-to-retreat-after-face-off-in-northwest/ Cameroon separatists force army to retreat after face off in Northwest
2. https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2018/may/30/cameroon-killings-escalate-anglophone-crisis 'This is a genocide': villages burn as war rages in blood-soaked Cameroon
3. Web site: Mayor, two others killed in Cameroon amid National Day celebrations . 2024-05-20 . Reuters. en.