2014 in Cameroon

Incumbents

• President: Paul Biya
• Prime Minister: Philémon Yang

  Events

February

• February 16 - Suspected Islamist militants kill 90 people in a Nigerian village raid near the border with Cameroon.

  April

• April 5 - Two Italian priests and a Canadian nun have been kidnapped by gunmen in Cameroon.

  May

• May 17 - Nigeria, Niger, Cameroon, Benin, and Chad join together to combat Boko Haram.

  June

• June 1 - The two Italian priests and a Canadian nun kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram gunmen have been released.

  December

• December 28 - The militant organisation Boko Haram attacks a village in Northern Cameroon, leaving an estimated 30 dead.
• December 29 - Cameroon launches its first airstrikes against Boko Haram in a successful operation to reclaim several villages and a military base briefly seized by the militant group in the Far North Region.