Seven Karta

Seven Karta
Founded2017/2018
Leadership
Chief of Defence"General Alhaji" †[1]
"General Peace Plant" †[1]
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HistoryAnglophone Crisis

Seven Karta is an Ambazonian separatist militia that is part of the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council.[2]

The militia operates in Bafut, Northwest Region. It was founded by taxi operators who lost their livelihood due to the Anglophone Crisis. Its name has two meanings; "seven" refers to seven legendary men who fought against the German Empire in the Bafut Wars, while "karta" is a cloth worn by the locals.[3]

In an overnight mission on March 22, 2019, the group set up concrete walls on the Bafut-Bamenda road, in an attempt to prevent Cameroonian soldiers from moving into Bafut in vehicles.[4]

In April 2020, the Cameroonian military launched Operation Free Bafut against Seven Karta.[5] The offensive resulted in the alleged killing of General Alhaji and General Peace Plant, as well as 13 of their fighters. The militia also lost bases, weapons and equipment.[1]

In December 2022, Cameroonian forces killed a Seven Karta commander known as "One Blood" in Bafut, and displayed his corpse in public.[6]

  1. ^ a b c Cameroon's key separatist commander killed in troubled region, XinhuaNet, May 3, 2020. Accessed May 3, 2020.
  2. ^ “These Killings Can Be Stopped” - Abuses by Government and Separatist Groups in Cameroon’s Anglophone Regions, HRW, Jul 18, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Cameroon: Ambazonia fighters erect wall in Bafut, Journal du Cameroun, Mar 23, 2019. Accessed Jul 7, 2019.
  5. ^ Cameroon: One killed in military raid in North West region, Journal du Cameroun, Apr 27, 2020. Accessed Apr 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "Military kills and displays Separatist 'commander' in Bafut". Mimi Mefo. 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.