Fotokol
| Fotokol | |
|---|---|
| Commune and town | |
| Country |  Cameroon |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Fotokol is a town and commune in Logone-et-Chari Department, Far North Region, Cameroon. It is home to Fotokol High School.[1]
The town is about 300 meters across a small river from the Nigerian village of Gamboru, where Fotokol residents often go for supplies.[2][3] In 2014, the Gamboru Ngala attack by Boko Haram killed 300 people, endangering Fotokol residents as well.[4][5][6]
As of June 2014, "Soldiers and paramilitary officers have been deployed in ... [Fotokol] to provide security for residents and allow children to safely attend school."[4]
In September 2014, the United Nations announced that it was making efforts to move 5,000 refugees staying in Fotokol to safer locations, to avoid cross-border incursions by Nigerian insurgents. Over 8,000 refugees had already been moved to the Minawo refugee camp.[7]
On 29 and 30 January, 2015, fighting between Chadian soldiers and Boko Haram was reported in Fotokol and surrounding areas.[8][9] In early February, Boko Haram launched a counterattack, in response to a Chadian assault, on Fotokol, killing 81 civilians, 13 Chadian and 6 Cameroonian soldiers.[10]
See also
References
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- Site de la primature - Élections municipales 2002 (French)
- Contrôle de gestion et performance des services publics communaux des villes camerounaises - Thèse de Donation Avele, Université Montesquieu Bordeaux IV (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. (French)
External links
- Students chat in the courtyard of a high school in Fotokol
- Le Monde : Sept morts au Cameroun après une incursion de Boko Haram
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