Rebel Strikes A Threat?

April 2008 | Economic Analysis

Rebel and militia targeting of oil installations in neighbouring countries poses an encroaching risk to Cameroon's own oil industry. In March 2008, rebels in Chad threatened to target the Doba oilfields in southern Chad, which sit just to the north of Cameroon's own Logone Birni Basin. In a context where militancy in the Niger Delta has at times reduced oil output by over 20% in Nigeria, there is a risk of such activity spreading to Cameroon. To counter this risk, Cameroon's government will need to improve the socio-economic conditions for people living in oil-producing areas.

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