Cameroon Protection Cluster - Advocacy Note on Logone-et-Chari and Donga-Mantung

Cameroon’s protection environment remains protracted and structurally fragile. The developments observed in early 2026 in Logone-et-Chari (Far North) and Donga-Mantung (North-West) do not represent a fundamentally new crisis dynamic. However, they reflect patterns that, if insufficiently addressed, risk consolidating into more entrenched insecurity and social fragmentation.

At the start of 2026, the Protection Cluster is intentionally spotlighting these two areas to reinforce preventive engagement, strengthen coordination, and consolidate national and international protection commitments. The objective is not to signal alarm, but to prevent escalation and avoid the normalization of harmful trends that could further the vulnerability of civilians, particularly forcibly displaced persons.