Cameroon’s February 2020 Legislative & Municipal Elections

Electoral Stakes, Political system implications, and fallout from crisis in the Northwest and Southwest Regions:

DATA ANNEX

o Municipal Council Incumbents in Northwest Region: 2013 – 2019 o Municipal Council Incumbents in Southwest Region: 2013 - 2019 o Parliamentary Constituency Incumbents in Northwest Region: 2013 - 2019 o Parliamentary Constituency Incumbents in Southwest Region: 2013 - 2019 o Evolution in Political Party representation: Cameroon’s elected lower House of Parliament (1992 – 2019) o Evolution in Number of Municipal Councils controlled by political party (1996 - 2019) o Cameroon Presidential Elections : Voter Turnout & Result Margins (1992 – 2018) o Selected violent incidents targeting elected officials, Political Party leaders, political gatherings, and electoral institutions in the NW and SW Regions: 2018-2020 o Cameroon October 2018 Presidential Election Turnout o October 2018 Presidential Elections: Voter Turnout by Division (NW, SW regions) o Cameroon: Administrative Units, Councils, and Electoral Constituencies (per Region)

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Municipal Council Incumbents in Northwest Region: 2013 - 2019

No. Council Division Controlling Party 1 BUI SDF 2 BUI SDF 3 ELAK OKU BUI RDPC 4 BUI RDPC 5 BUI SDF 6 NKUM BUI SDF

7 RDPC (19), SDF (6) 8 BELO BOYO SDF 9 FONFUKA BOYO RDPC 10 BOYO SDF

11 NKAMBE DONGA-MANTUNG RDPC 12 NWA DONGA-MANTUNG RDPC 13 AKO DONGA-MANTUNG SDF 14 DONGA-MANTUNG RDPC 15 NDU DONGA-MANTUNG SDF

16 BENAKUMA RDPC 17 FURU-AWA MENCHUM SDF 18 WUM MENCHUM RDPC 19 ZHOA MENCHUM SDF

20 BAMENDA 1 MEZAM RDPC 21 BAMENDA 2 MEZAM SDF 22 BAMENDA 3 MEZAM SDF 23 BALI MEZAM RDPC 24 MEZAM SDF 25 BAFUT MEZAM SDF 26 SANTA MEZAM RDPC

27 RDPC 28 MOMO SDF 29 MOMO RDPC (19), SDF (5), AFP (1) 30 MOMO RDPC 31 WIDIKUM-BOFFE MOMO RDPC

32 NGO-KENTUNJIA RDPC 33 NGO-KENTUNJIA RDPC 34 NGO-KENTUNJIA RDPC

NW – No. of Councils controlled by Party

RDPC 19 SDF 15 2

Municipal Council Incumbents in Southwest Region: 2013 - 2019

Council Division Controlling Party 1 RDPC 2 FAKO SDF 3 LIMBE 1 FAKO RDPC 4 LIMBE 2 FAKO RDPC 5 LIMBE 3 FAKO RDPC 6 FAKO RDPC 7 IDENAU FAKO RDPC

8 KUPE MANENGUBA RDPC 9 NGUTI KUPE MANENGUBA RDPC 10 KUPE MANENGUBA RDPC

11 MENJI RDPC 12 ALOU LEBIALEM RDPC 13 LEBIALEM RDPC

14 RDPC 15 MAMFE MANYU RDPC 16 MANYU RDPC 17 TINTO MANYU RDPC

18 1 SDF (19) RDPC (5), ANDP (1) 19 KUMBA 2 MEME SDF 20 KUMBA 3 MEME SDF (19), RDPC (5), ANDP (1) 21 KONYE MEME 22 MEME RDPC (33), SDF (10), ANDP (2)

23 BAMUSSO RDPC 24 EKONDO-TITI NDIAN RDPC 25 ISANGUELE NDIAN RDPC 26 NDIAN RDPC 27 KOMBO ABEDIMO NDIAN RDPC 28 KOMBO IDINTI NDIAN RDPC 29 NDIAN RDPC 30 DIKOME-BALUE NDIAN RDPC 31 TOKO NDIAN RDPC

SW – No. of Councils controlled by Party

RDPC 27 SDF 04

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Parliamentary Constituency Incumbents in Northwest Region: 2013 - 2019

Constituency Party Incumbent

1 BOYO SDF Njong Evaristus Ndim 2 BOYO SDF Wainachi Nentoh Honourine

3 BUI CENTRE SDF Banadzem Joseph Lukong (RIP) 4 BUI CENTRE SDF Mbiye Caroline 5 BUI WEST CPDM Kwei Andrew MIngo 6 BUI SOUTH SDF Wirba Joseph Mbidzenyuy

7 DONGA MANTUNG CENTRE SDF Awudu Mbaya Cyprian 8 DONGA MANTUNG CENTRE SDF Ngala Esther Ntala 9 DONGA MANTUNG EAST CPDM Genesis Mbucksek 10 DONGA MANTUNG WEST CPDM ABE Michael NDRA

11 MENCHUM NORTH SDF NDONG Larry HILLS 12 MENCHUM SOUTH CPDM WALLANG Richard EBUA

13 MEZAM CENTRE SDF FOBI TCHINDA Simon 14 MEZAM NORTH SDF FUSI NAAMUKONG Wilfred AZIYA 15 MEZAM SOUTH SDF Paul NJI TUMASANG

16 MOMO EAST SDF MBAH NDAM Joseph NJANG 17 MOMO EAST SDF Mme EDENA ENIH MBAH 18 MOMO WEST CPDM ENWE Francis ABI

19 NGO – KETUNJIA NORTH CPDM NJINGUM Musa MBUTOH 20 NGO – KETUNJIA SOUTH CPDM BANMI Emmanuel DINGHA

NW – No. of MPs by Party

SDF 13 CPDM 7

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Parliamentary Constituency Incumbents in Southwest Region: 2013 - 2019

Constituency Party Incumbent

1 BUEA URBAN CENTRE CPDM Lisinge Arthur Ekeke 2 FAKO EAST CPDM Fritz Ngkea Etoke 3 FAKO EAST CPDM Etombi Ikome Gladys 4 FAKO WEST CPDM Emilia Monjoa Lifaka

5 KUPE MANENGUBA CPDM Ngujede Ngole Robert 6 KUPE MANENGUBA CPDM Aleh Eyabi Clarah

7 KUMBA URBAN CENTRE SDF Mbanya Bolevie Petnga 8 MEME WEST CPDM Martin Atinda Mboni

9 LEBIALEM CPDM Ateawung Foju Bernard

10 MANYU CPDM Nsosie Ebah Susana Opku 11 MANYU CPDM Enow Tanjong 12 MANYU CPDM Igelle Elias Terhemen (RIP)

13 NDIAN CPDM Mary Muyali Boya Meboka 14 NDIAN CPDM Njume Peter Ambang 15 NDIAN CPDM Ngalle Daniel Etongo

SW – No. of MPs by Party

CPDM 14 SDF 1

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Evolution in Political Party representation: Cameroon’s elected lower House of Parliament (1992 – 2019)

Party 1992-1997 1997-2002 2002-2007 2007-2013 2013-2019 No. No. No. No. No. MPs % MPs % MPs % MPs % MPs %

Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais 88 48.9% 109 60.6% 149 82.8% 153 85.0% 148 82.2%

Social Democratic Front - - 43 23.9% 22 12.2% 16 8.9% 18 10.0%

Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès 68 37.8% 13 7.2% 1 0.6% 6 3.3% 5 2.8%

Union des Populations du Cameroun 18 10.0% 1 0.6% 3 1.7% - - 3 1.7%

Mouvement pour la Défense de la République 6 3.3% 1 0.6% - - - - 1 0.6%

Union Démocratique du Cameroun - - 5 2.8% 5 2.8% 4 2.2% 4 2.2%

Mouvement Progressiste ------1 0.6% - -

Mouvement pour la Libération de la Jeunesse Camerounaise - - 1 0.6% ------

Mouvement pour la Renaissance du Cameroun ------1 0.6%

Vacant/Annulled 7 3.9%

Total No. of MP Seats 180 100.0% 180 100.0% 180 100.0% 180 100.0% 180 100.0%

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Evolution in Number of Municipal Councils controlled by political party (1996 - 2019)

1996-2002 2002-2007 2007-2013 2013-2019 No. No. No. No. Councils % Councils % Councils % Councils %

Rassemblement Démocratique du Peuple Camerounais 220 65.5% 269 80.1% 297 82.5% 303 84.2%

Social Democratic Front 61 18.2% 36 10.7% 19 5.3% 23 6.4%

Union Nationale pour la Démocratie et le Progrès 29 8.6% 5 1.5% 10 2.8% 15 4.2%

Union des Populations du Cameroun 5 1.5% 3 0.9% 1 0.3% 7 1.9%

Mouvement pour la Défense de la République 9 2.7% 1 0.3% 3 0.8% 5 1.4%

Union Démocratique du Cameroun 8 2.4% 7 2.1% 7 1.9% 5 1.4%

Union des Forces Démocratiques du Cameroun 2 0.6% ------

Mouvement pour la Démocratie et le Progrès 1 0.3% ------Mouvement pour la Libération et la Développement du Cmr 1 0.3% ------

Union pour la Fraternité et la Prospérité ------1 0.3%

Union des Mouvements Socialistes ------1 0.3%

Total No. of Councils in the Country 336 336 360 360

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Cameroon Presidential Elections : Voter Turnout & Result Margins (1992 – 2018)

Election Year 1992 1997 2004 2011 2018

No. Registered 4,195,687 4,220,136 4,657,748 7,251,651 6,667,754 No. Voted 3,015,448 3,506,945 3,830,272 4,951,434 3,590,681 Turnout % 71.87% 83.10% 82.23% 68.28% 53.85%

Percentages Scored :

Incumbent & Winner CPDM 40 92.57 70.92 77.99 71.28

Challengers SDF 36 17.4 10.71 3.36 UNDP 19.2 UPC 2.5 MDR 2.44 PPD 1.19 UDC 3.6 4.48 1.73 1.73 ADD 3.74 3.21 1.56 PAP 1.26 MRC 14.23 UNIVERS 6.28

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Selected violent incidents targeting elected officials (MPs, Mayors, Councillors), Political Party leaders and officials, political gatherings, and electoral institutions in the NW and SW Regions of Cameroon: 2018-2020

No Date Location Incident Source 07/01/2020 Bamessing- An armed individual attempted to kidnap an SDF Councill http://www.cameroon- Ndop, Ngo- info.net/article/cameroon-insecurity- Ketunjia Div., or of the Bamessing Council, in Ndop. The kidnapping attempt was stopped birs-save-sdf-councillor-from-a- NWR by BIR elements on patrol who apprehended the kidnapper. kidnapper-359946.html 07/01/2020 Ndu, Donga- SDF candidates on its list for the Municipal (Council) elections for Ndu http://www.cameroon- Mantung Div., Council, in a letter to the SDF’s NW Regional leadership, indicate that they info.net/article/cameroun- NWR are withdrawing from participation in the 09/02/2020 elections, until peace municipales-et-legislatives- is restored in their community. 2020-sous-la-pression-des- secessionnistes-les-candidats- investis-par-359934.html 05/01/2020 Babessi, Ngo- The Mayor of Babessi Council in Ngo-Ketunjia, Mr. Choh Issa Bouba (CPDM http://www.cameroon- Ketunjia Div., party) was kidnapped in the locality of Mambim, allegedly under info.net/article/cameroon- NWR instructions of a local ‘separatist’ group (Babessi Restoration Forces). The anglophone-crisis-babessi-mayor- Mayor/Councilors of Babessi had previously been kidnapped. kidnapped-again-358065.html

07/01/2020 Misaje, Donga The local office of the electoral body in Misaje, NWR was burnt down by https://www.journalducameroun.com Mantung Div., suspected separatists on the night of 07/01/2020. /en/cameroon-suspected-separatists- NWR set-ablaze-elecam-office-in-misaje-nw- region/ 05/01/2020 Mankwi, Bafut, The home of National Member of Parliament, Fusi Naamukong Wilfred (SDF) http://www.cameroon- Mezam Div., was burnt by armed men during the night of 05/01/2020, causing significant info.net/article/cameroun-crise- NWR loss of property. anglophone-apres-lincendie-de-son- domicile-le-depute-sdf-fusi- naamukong-denonce-358047.html

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05/01/2020 Bafut, Mexam Part of the residence of the Mayor of Bafut locality, Mr. Abel Langsi (SDF) was Reported by Chris Mbunwe, Bamenda Div., NWR burnt down by armed men claiming to be separatists. At about 11 pm, the men Bureau Chief of The Post Newspaper, scaled his fence, and set fire to his vehicle and part of his residence. Edition of 09/01/2020.

01/01/2020 NW/SW A message attributed to insurgent groups in the NW/SW Regions released on 1 https://www.journalducameroun.com Regions January 2020 calls for a total lockdown (a complete restriction of movement) in /en/cameroon-2020-twin-polls- the NW/SW regions from 7 to 12 February 2020. The said announcement is separatists-announce-five-day- intended to prevent persons from taking part in the elections, and states that lockdown-in-anglophone-regions/ “anyone seen anywhere outside [outdoors] in our towns and villages will be considered an enemy and treated as such”, and that no elections shall hold in https://actucameroun.com/2020/01/0 the regions. 8/elections-de-fevrier-les- ambazoniens-menacent-les- populations/ 19/11/2019 Nkambe, Long-standing Member of Parliament representing Donga-Mantung Central http://www.cameroon- Donga- constituency (Nkambe), Hon. Cyprian Awudu Mbaya (SDF) indicated he will info.net/article/cameroon-electoral- Mantung Div., not run for legislative elections scheduled for 09/02/2020. His reason was fever-sdf-donga-mantung-mp-hon- NWR the prevailing violence, including loss of lives, family members, arrests, awudu-mbaya-resigns-355788.html burning of homes and property, and displacement suffered by local SDF party members.

13/12/2019 Bamenda, The Mayor of Bamenda II, Fidelis Awa Balick (SDF) was kidnapped. http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2 Mezam Div., 019-12/13/c_138626609.htm NWR 9/12/2019 Bamenda, The first deputy mayor of Bamenda III and four Councilors (SDF) were http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2 Mezam Div., kidnapped. 019-12/13/c_138626609.htm NWR http://www.cameroon- info.net/article/cameroon-february-9- twin-polls-fru-ndis-brother- 357072.html 9/12/2019 Jakiri, Bui Div., Fifteen (15) Councilors (SDF) and aspirants for Council elections were http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2 NWR kidnapped. 019-12/13/c_138626609.htm

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15/12/2019 Fotabe, Manyu Suspected separatists burnt down the house of Hon Enow Tanjong, Member https://www.dailynewscameroon.com Div., SWR of Parliament for Manyu Division, located in Fotabe, Tinto Council area. The /southern-cameroons-crisis- house was set ablaze during the night of 14 to 15 December 2019. Hon. restoration-forces-allegedly-set-hon- Tanjong who is the oldest member of the lower house of Cameroon’s enow-tanjongs-house-ablaze/ Parliament, had earlier been threatened by separatists to leave his MP role at the National Parliament.

16/12/2019 Batibo, Momo During the night of 15 to 16 December 2019, the home of National Member https://www.journalducameroun.com Div., NWR of Parliament, Hon. Joseph Mbah Ndam (SDF) was completely burnt down, /cameroun-les-separatistes- during an arson in Batibo, NW Region. Hon Mbah Ndam is one of the Vice- incendient-la-maison-dun-depute- Presidents of Cameroon’s lower legislative house (National Assembly). cameroun/

16/12/2019 Batibo, Momo Following the burning down of the residence of SDF MP (Hon Mbah Ndam) http://www.cameroon- Div., NWR also in Batibo on 15/12/2019, the incumbent Mayor of Batibo Council, NWR, info.net/article/cameroon- Mr. Tanjoh Fridrick Tetuh (SDF) desists from participating in the February anglophone-crisis-batibo-sdf-mayor- 2020 Municipal elections, citing frequent kidnappings, arsons, and killings. washes-hands-off-february-9- municipal-elections-after-357201.html 16/12/2019 Kumbo, Bui During the night of 16 to 17 December 2019, armed men suspected to be https://www.lebledparle.com/societe/ Div., NWR separatists set fire to the home of the Mayor of Kumbo, NWR, Mr. Njong 1110835-cameroun-le-domicile-d-un- Donatus Fonyuy maire-sdf-parti-en-fumees-apres-celui- du-depute-mbah-ndam 17/12/2019 Bamenda, Fonguh Joseph, 1st Deputy Mayor of Bamenda II Sub-Divisional Council, https://www.voanews.com/africa/cam Mezam Div., citing personal circumstances and “much pressure on [him] from within and eroon-candidates-resign-amid- NWR without” decided to withdraw his candidature from the February 2020 separatist-threats-attacks council elections.

09/12/2019 Bamenda Armed kidnapped the Deputy Mayor of Bamenda II Sub-Divisional Council http://www.cameroon- (SDF party) and indicated that they will hold her in captivity until after the info.net/article/cameroon-february-9- elections of 09/02/2020. The abductee (a woman) is the wife of a brother twin-polls-fru-ndis-brother- of Ni John Fru Ndi, SDF Chairman. 357072.html

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28- Ntarinkon, Armed men abducted SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi from his home in http://www.cameroon- 29/06/2019 Bamenda, Ntarinkon, Bamenda. Fru Ndi had just returned from the hospital when info.net/article/cameroun-kidnapping- Mezam Div., gunmen forced their way into his house, shot the leg of one of his bodyguards john-fru-ndi-a-passe-sa-premiere-nuit- NWR and dragged him away. He was held in captivity by the armed men for over 24 en-captivite-346611.html hours, and during his captivity, was questioned by them as to why he had not yet withdrawn all SDF MPs from the National Parliament in Yaoundé, which http://www.cameroon- some separatist groups had demanded. info.net/article/cameroon- anglophone-crisis-fru-ndi-freed-after- 18-hours-in-captivity-346653.html

27/04/2019 Her, Kumbo, Suspected separatists kidnapped SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi, near the http://www.cameroon- Bui Div., NWR locality of Her in Kumbo, as his convoy headed for the burial of late SDF MP info.net/article/cameroon- Joseph Banadzem. Armed separatists had earlier warned that the corpse of anglophone-crisis-gunmen-kidnap- the late parliamentarian, shouldn’t be buried to his homeland in Kumbo, Bui john-fru-ndi-sdf-national-chairman- Division, after opposition parliamentarians boycotted an earlier call for 340944.html them to resign.

26/04/2019 Ntarinkon, Mrs. Emilia Nkeze, SDF Senator and Senate Vice-President (likely present for https://www.camerounweb.com/Cam Bamenda, the burial mentioned in the previous incident) was abducted near the eroonHomePage/NewsArchive/URGEN Mezam Div., residence of Ni John Fru Ndi in Bamenda, by heavily armed men. T-la-Vice-pr-sidente-du-S-nat-kidnapp- NWR e-Bamenda-461585 23/02/2019 Ndu, Donga Suspected separatists attacked the town of Ndu, NWR, setting on fire the Mimi Mefo Infos Mantung Div., homes of persons belonging to the CPDM party (targeting based on political NWR motives), and killing two civilians.

12 or Nwa, Donga The Mayor of Nwa locality in Donga Mantung Division, NWR Dr. Ngomfe https://www.journalducameroun.com 13/11/2019 Mantung Div., Loma David Moloh (CPDM Party), was shot dead by armed men suspected /en/cameroon-mayor-of-nwa-killed- NWR to be separatists. His killing appears to have been based on separatists’ view by-unidentified-armed-men/ that he was supporting military deployments into Donga-Mantung to combat separatists. Prior to his death Dr. Ngomfe was a medical doctor and http://thesuncameroon.cm/index.php surgeon in the region. /2018/11/22/nwa-cpdm-mayor-killed- unknown-gunmen/

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17/10/2018 Baba II (Santa), A sister of SDF Chairman Ni John Fru Ndi was abducted, while his residence http://thesuncameroon.cm/index.php Mezam Div., in Baba II, Santa was set ablaze by armed men, who stated they were acting /2018/10/24/fru-ndis-residence- NWR in retaliation for the SDF having taken part in the 7 October 2018 alighted-sister-kidnapped-released/ Presidential elections. https://punchng.com/opposition- leaders-home-burnt-sister-kidnapped- lawyer-tells-court/ 10/10/2018 Sabga, Mezam Armed men kidnapped the Mayor of Kumbo town, Njong Donatus in the http://www.cameroon- Div., NWR locality of Sabga, Mezam Division, NWR. He was subsequently released. info.net/article/cameroun-crise- anglophone-nord-ouest-le-maire-de- kumbo-enleve-329436.html 10/10/2018 Kumba, Meme 2 civilians were reportedly killed in Kumba, SWR. They were targeted by Journal du Cameroun (online) Div., SWR separatists for having taken part (voted) in the 7 October 2018 Presidential election.

7/10/2018 Polling stations Conduct of the Oct. 2018 Presidential Election in the NW/SW: Report by Cameroon’s Electoral Body in the NW and “The presidential election of 7 October 2018 held within an extremely difficult (ELECAM) on the 2 October 2018 SW Regions security context, mostly within the North-West and South-West Regions Presidential Elections. Available at: beleaguered by secessionists who chose ELECAM as one of their prime targets http://www.elecam.cm/?q=en/content/ … The scenario [observed nationwide of a calm, disciplined vote] was different general-report-conduct-7-october-2018- in the North-West and South-West regions, where the prevailing security presidential-election situation prevented a large majority of electors eager to exercise their voting right from turning out. Nevertheless, certain electors, escorted by the military, turned out to vote. Isolated incidents were reported, here and there, during which assailants attempted to disrupt polling or burn down certain polling stations but were violently snuffed out by the security forces.” 7/10/2018 NW and SW Difficulties Faced in the conduct of Oct. 2018 Presidential election: Report by Cameroon’s Electoral Body Regions “difficult deployment of election material to the North-West and South- (ELECAM) on the 2 October 2018 West regions due to insecurity, difficulty faced by electors in going to Presidential Elections. Available at: polling stations due to insecurity on election day in the North-West and http://www.elecam.cm/?q=en/conten South-West regions, very poor voter turnout in regions plagued by t/general-report-conduct-7-october- insecurity” 2018-presidential-election Early NW and SW Officials of the ruling CPDM party disclosed that separatists abducted at https://www.voanews.com/africa/cam October Regions least eight of the party’s officials from a Hotel in Bamenda town and eroons-ruling-party-campaigns- 2018 attacked some of its campaign caravans. The party disclosed it was the only separatist-regions-under-tight-security 14

one to campaign in the NW Region, stating the opposition parties had abandoned the people. Ruling party campaigns were conducted under military security cover.

September NW/SW Ahead of the Presidential elections scheduled for 7 October 2018, several https://www.journalducameroun.com 2018 Regions (Buea, residents of the major towns in both regions (Buea/SW, Bamenda/NW) /en/sw-governor-begs-fleeing- Bamenda) stormed the motor transport parks (from which buses depart both regions population-to-ignore-security-threats/ for the West and Littoral regions respectively). The mass demand for transport to leave both regions was on account of residents’ fear of an https://www.edennewspaper.net/ahe upsurge of violence during the elections, as threatened by separatist actors. ad-of-2018-presidential-election-govt- Regional officials sought to reassure the departing residents to stay. stampedes-to-halt-mass-exodus-from- anglophone-regions/

https://www.voanews.com/africa/mas s-exodus-underway-cameroons- english-speaking-regions

16 June Batibo, Momo The President of Women’s Wing of the CPDM Party for Batibo, Mrs Muzam https://allafrica.com/stories/2018061 2018 Div., NWR Mary and her husband (aged 42 and 47 respectively) were killed Saturday, 90480.html (Cameroon Tribune) June 16, 2018 at about 4:30 pm, at the Atanga neighbourhood, on the road to Batibo at Ambo village. The couple was abducted, taken to a separate location, and killed – apparently in retaliation for their taking part in national day (20 May) activities in Batibo, and for supporting the ruling party.

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Cameroon October 2018 Presidential Election Turnout

Region Population Registered Effective Absent Turnout (2015 est.) Voters Voters from Vote %

1 Adamawa 1,200,970 433,873 242,529 191,344 55.9% 2 Centre 4,159,492 1,155,161 677,987 477,174 58.7% 3 East 835,642 322,376 203,865 118,511 63.2% 4 Far North 3,993,007 1,135,942 821,311 314,631 72.3% 5 Littoral 3,354,978 935,531 512,516 423,015 54.8% 6 North 2,442,578 671,611 368,454 303,157 54.9% 7 West 1,921,590 726,351 465,079 261,272 64.0% 8 South 749,552 266,194 196,369 69,825 73.8% 9 Northwest 1,968,578 627,068 33,582 593,486 5.4% 10 Southwest 1,553,320 374,227 59,647 314,580 15.9% 22,179,707 6,648,334 3,581,339 3,066,995 51.9%

Expected Voters (per rest-of-country average) vs. Actual Voters in NW-SW:

Nationwide voter turnout excluding NW-SW 62.2% Voter turnout (%) combined in NW-SW Regions 10.6%

Region Registered Expected Actual Real Voter Voters Turnout Turnout Shortfall

Northwest 627,068 390,036 33,582 356,454 Southwest 374,227 232,769 59,647 173,122 Total 1,001,295 622,805 93,229 529,576

Real NW-SW Non-Participation Rate: 85%

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October 2018 Presidential Elections: Voter Turnout by Division (NW, SW regions)

Region Division Registered Effective Voter Voters Voters Turnout

Boyo 57,945 363 0.63% Bui 107,461 6,208 5.78% Donga-Mantung 107,615 10,879 10.11% North-West Menchum 52,095 765 1.47% Mezam 194,419 9,744 5.01% Momo 52,146 4,287 8.22% Ngo-Ketunjia 54,887 1,336 2.43%

Fako 143,743 22,800 15.86% Kupe-Manenguba 36,096 15,916 44.09% South-West Lebialem 22,082 4,191 18.98% Manyu 52,597 10,096 19.20% Meme 89,284 3,190 3.57% Ndian 30,425 3,454 11.35%

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Cameroon: Administrative Units, Councils, and Electoral Constituencies (per Region)

% Sub- No. Region Capital Population Nat. Surface Pop/ Divisions Divisions Municipal Citizens Members Citizens Sq. per Nat (2015 est.) Pop. Area (KM 2) KM = Councils Councillors Council Assembly per MP

1 Adamawa Ngaoundere 1,200,970 5.4% 63,701 19 5 21 597 57,189 10 120,097 2 Centre Yaoundé 4,159,492 18.8% 68,953 60 10 70 1946 59,421 28 148,553 3 East Bertoua 835,642 3.8% 109,002 8 4 33 857 25,322 11 75,967 4 Far North Maroua 3,993,007 18.0% 34,263 117 6 47 1537 84,958 29 137,690 5 Littoral Douala 3,354,978 15.1% 20,248 166 4 34 1026 98,676 19 176,578 6 North Garoua 2,442,578 11.0% 66,090 37 4 21 699 116,313 12 203,548 7 Northwest Bamenda 1,968,578 8.9% 17,300 114 7 34 1088 57,899 20 98,429 8 West Bafoussam 1,921,590 8.7% 13,892 138 8 40 1216 48,040 25 76,864 9 South Ebolowa 749,552 3.4% 47,191 16 4 29 769 25,847 11 68,141 10 Southwest Buea 1,553,320 7.0% 25,410 61 6 31 897 50,107 15 103,555

TOTAL 22,179,707 466,050 48 58 360 10632 180

Notes:

NW, LT have same no. of Councils, but LT has 1.4m more inhabitants NO has more population than OU, but half the no. of MPs CE has almost same pop at EN, with close to 40% more Councils SU, ES have almost same no. of Councils as SW/NW, with half their population

* Population figures are from official projections from Cameroon's National Census Bureau: www.bucrep.cm

2 ** Total country surface area is 475,660 km , 2 of which 9600 km2 is waterways (land = 466,050 km )

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