Kolofata
Kolofata is a town and commune in Cameroon.
Boko Haram Attacks
On January 12, 2015 a military base in Kolofata was assaulted by Boko Haram. The Islamist group had attacked towns in Northern Cameroon in December 2014 The attack was repelled with only one Cameroonian officer killed. 143 Boko Haram insurgents were killed by the Cameroonian Army.
Another attack was reported in 2017.
See also
Notes
- ^ "Boko Haram raids Cameroon army base". Al Jazeera. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Cameroon says fights off Boko Haram attacks, kills 41 militants". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ^ "Boko Haram militants stage attacks in northern Cameroon". Reuters. 29 December 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
- ^ "Cameroon says 143 Boko Haram fighters killed in clashes". Reuters. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
- ^ "Cameroon repels Boko Haram attack, says 143 militants killed". news.yahoo.com/. AFP. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ^ "Le Cameroun fait état d'un lourd revers subi par Boko Haram à Kolofata". rfi.fr. rfi. 13 January 2015. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
References
- Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 (in French)
- Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (in French)
- Charles Nanga, La réforme de l’administration territoriale au Cameroun à la lumière de la loi constitutionnelle n° 96/06 du 18 janvier 1996, Mémoire ENA. (in French)
11°9′44″N 14°0′46″E / 11.16222°N 14.01278°E
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