Threats in Cameroon

This item appears on page 61 of the May 2015 issue.

The Department of State warns that Islamist militant group Boko Haram is active in the Far North region of Cameroon. On Jan. 1, suspected Boko Haram militants executed 11 civilian passengers on a bus traveling from the town of Mora to Waza. Boko Haram is also suspected of planting an improvised explosive device that killed three soldiers near Limani on Dec. 14, 2014.Â