List of Ambazonian militant groups

Following is a list of militant groups fighting for the independence of Ambazonia, commonly referred to locally as "Amba Boys". It should be recalled that there are other groups involved but their tactics remain nonviolent. Due to the obscure nature of many of the smaller groups, this list will remain incomplete until more information becomes available.

List

Name of group	Part of (if applicable)	Political allegiance (if applicable)	Commander(s)	Strength
Ambaland Forces[1]	N/A	?	?	10–30 (by 2018)[2]
Ambaland Quifor[3]	?	?	Silas Zama[3]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Ambazonia Defence Forces[4]	N/A	Ambazonia Governing Council (in turn allied with the Ayuk Tabe loyalist faction of the Interim Government since 2020)[5]	Ayaba Cho Lucas[6] Benedict Nwana Kuah[6][3] Ivo Mbah †[7]	200–500 (by 2019)[3]
Ambazonia Restoration Army[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	?	a few dozen[3]
Bambalang Marine Forces[9]	?	?	"General No Pity" †[9]	?
Black Hearts of Banga Bakundu[10]	?	?	?	?
Bui Warriors[11]	?	?	?	?
Dongang Mantung self defense group[3]	?	?	?	?
Fako Action Forces[12]	?	?	?	?
Gorilla Fighters[13]	?	?	"General Ayeke" †[14]	?
Menchum Fall Warriors[3]	?	?	?	a few dozen (by 2019)[3]
Manyu Ghost Warriors[15]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	Martin Ashu[3]	500 (by 2019)[3]
Ngoketundjia Defence Council[16]	?	?	?	?
Red Dragon[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[17]	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	"Field Marshall" Lekeaka Oliver[3] "General Ayekeah" †[18]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Seven Karta[8]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	"General Alhaji" †[19] "General Peace Plant" †[19]	200 (by 2019)[3]
Southern Cameroons Defence Forces[1]	Aligned with, but not officially part of, the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (APLM)	Ebenezer Akwanga[6] Andrew Ngoe †[20]	400 (by 2019)[3]
Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces (also known as "Southern Cameroons Defence Forces")[3]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council[17]	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	Nso Foncha Nkem[6] "General RK"[3] "General Chacha" †[21]	100 (by 2019)[3]
Ten-Ten[3]	?	?	"General Ten-Ten"	50 (by 2019)[3]
Tigers of Ambazonia[8][6]	Ambazonia Self-Defence Council	Southern Cameroons Liberation Council (Interim Government)	?	?
The Sword of Ambazonia (TSOA)[3]	?	?	?	200 (by 2019)[3]
Vipers[1]	N/A	?	?	a few dozen[3]
White Tigers[3]	?	?	?	50 (by 2019)[3]
Warriors of Nso[3]	?	?	?	100 (by 2019)[3]
One Touch[6]	?	?	?	?
Isakabas[6]	?	?	?	?
More than 20 unnamed militias[3]	?	?	Notable individual leaders include: Ekeom Polycarb [22] "General Nyambere" [23] "General Divine" †[24] Richard Nformumbang Ndango[25] ("General Fire"/"General Fire Man") †[26] "General Action Man" †[27] "General Mendo Ze" †[28] "General Satan"[3] Agbor Oscar Nkeng[29] "Eugène"[3] "General Obi" †[30] Luca Fonteh ("General Mad Dog") †[31] "General Okoro" †[32] "Bush General" (POW)[32] "General Sweet Tuma" (POW)[25]	Hundreds, split into dozens of groups (by 2019)[3]

References

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2. Dialogue is Essential to Unite Cameroon’s Disparate Voices, International Crisis Group, Jul 27, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
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6. DeLancey, DeLancey & Mbuh 2019, p. 48.
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8. Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Oct 4, 2018.
9. Cameroon: Ambazonia General No Pity killed in restive North West region, Journal du Cameroun, Mar 24, 2020. Accessed Mar 25, 2020.
10. Twitter, Cameroon News Agency, Aug 9, 2020.
11. Ambazonia Restoration Forces Use Nso Fon As Prisoner Of War, Demands Release Of Amba Leaders, Cameroon News Agency, Nov 7, 2020. Accessed Nov 7, 2020.
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13. Gov’t Forces Kill Ambazonia General Ayeke, Cameroon News Agency, Oct 13, 2020. Accessed Oct 14, 2020.
14. Cameroon: Notorious separatist fighter “General” Ayeke killed in Lebialem, Journal du Cameroun, Oct 13, 2020. Accessed Oct 13, 2020.
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16. Bui Warriors Set Conditions For Nso Fon To Return To Palace, Cameroon News Agency, Nov 10, 2020. Accessed Nov 11, 2020.
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18. Cameroon: ‘Ambazonia General’ killed in Lebialem, Journal du Cameroun, Mar 21, 2019. Accessed Dec 24, 2019.
19. Cameroon's key separatist commander killed in troubled region, XinhuaNet, May 3, 2020. Accessed May 3, 2020.
20. Cameroon: ‘Ambazonia General’ killed in Matoh, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 24, 2019. Accessed Jan 24, 2019.
21. Cameroon’s Anglophone Separatists Turn to Infighting, Voice of America, Jan 22, 2020. Accessed Jan 23, 2020.
22. Cameroon: Ambazonia General drop weapons in restive North West region, Journal du Cameroun, Oct 16, 2019. Accessed Oct 16, 2019.
23. Cameroon Receives First Returning Asylum-Seekers, Ex-Separatists from Nigeria, Voice of America, Jan 2, 2020. Accessed Jan 2, 2020.
24. Cameroon:’Ambazonia General’ killed by peers in SW Region, Journal du Cameroun, Jan 6, 2020. Accessed Jan 6, 2020.
25. Cameroun : L’Armée neutralise deux hommes armés lors d’un raid à Bamenda, Le Bled Parle, Feb 2, 2021. Accessed Feb 2, 2021. (French)
26. Only Ambazonia General Was Killed In Small Babanki, The Rest Were Civilians-Witnesses, Cameroon News Agency, Mar 1, 2020. Accessed Mar 2, 2020.
27. 20 separatists killed in military offensive in Cameroon's troubled Anglophone region, Trend News Agency, Mar 22, 2020. Accessed Mar 22, 2020.
28. "CrisisWatch October 2020", International Crisis Group, OCt 2020. Accessed Nov 28, 2020.
29. Cameroon: 11 new civilians freed from Amba captivity in restive SW, Journal du Cameroun, Oct 19, 2020. Accessed Oct 19, 2020.
30. "CrisisWatch June 2020", International Crisis Group, Jun 2020. Accessed Jul 29, 2020.
31. Cameroon: Late Amba ‘General Mad Dog’ killed over 100 in NW region – Military, Journal du Cameroun, Sep 7, 2020. Accessed Sep 7, 2020.
32. Cameroon: ‘Ambazonia General’ killed as soldiers recover weapons in Awing, Pinyin raids, Journal du Cameroun, Jul 20, 2020. Accessed Jul 20, 2020.

Works cited

• DeLancey, Mark Dike; DeLancey, Mark W.; Mbuh, Rebecca Neh, eds. (2019). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (5th ed.). London: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1538119679.