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Arrondissement in Southwest Region, Cameroon
Ekondo-Titi
arrondissement
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Coordinates: 4°36′05″N 9°02′20″E / 4.60139°N 9.03889°E / 4.60139; 9.03889
Country Cameroon
RegionSouthwest Region
DepartmentNdian
Map of Ekondo Titi Municipality

Ekondo-Titi is a commune and arrondissement in the Ndian department, Southwest Province, western Cameroon.

Ekondo Titi is a suburban town and capital of the Ekondo Titi Sub Division. It is located in Ndian Division of the South West region of the Republic of Cameroon. The town is indigenous to the Balondo people in the coastal southwest region of Cameroon.

Economy

Being a suburban area, the economy is predominantly agricultural with a strong wave of plantation agriculture in the area. The leading agricultural state corporation PAMOL is located in Lobe Estate. There is an ample supply of food crops in the area.

Transportation

Ekondo Titi is a town with a manageable transport network that is adversely impacted by the rains during the wet seasons.

History

Further information: Anglophone Crisis

2021 massacre

On November 24, 2021, Anglophone gunmen stormed a bilingual school in the locality, killing five civilians, including one teacher and four children.

2022 bombing

On March 2, 2022, Anglophone separatists bombed a car carrying numerous politicians and local officials and fired gunshots at the victims. All six people on board died, including Mayor Nanji Kenneth and sub-prefect Timothée Aboloa. A lieutenant later died of his wounds. The vehicle bombing also killed a local representative of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement, a gendarme, and the driver.

See also

References

  1. KAZE, Reinnier. "Five Killed In School In Troubled Anglophone Cameroon". Barron's. Archived from the original on 2021-11-24. Retrieved 2021-11-26.
  2. ^ "Cameroon Says Rebel Bomb Kills Officials". VOA. 3 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  3. "Cameroon blast: At least five people killed, including senior official and mayor". WION. 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  4. AfricaNews (3 March 2022). "Cameroun : 7 personnes, dont 1 sous-préfet, tués en zone anglophone". Africanews (in French). Retrieved 2022-03-03.
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