Tigers of Ambazonia

Tigers of Ambazonia
Leaders
  • Nchia Martin Achuo[1] (also spelled "Ashu")[2]
  • Chia Martin ("Tiger 1")[3]
Dates of operation2017[4] – present
Active regionsManyu and Meme
Ideology
Sizec. 500 (2019)[2]
Part of Ambazonia
Opponents Cameroon
Battles and warsAnglophone Crisis

The Tigers of Ambazonia (TTA),[5] also known as Manyu Tigers[6] or Tigers of Manyu,[7] are an Ambazonian separatist militia. According to its official website, the Tigers recognize the authority of the Interim Government of Ambazonia. The militia is part of the Ambazonia Self-Defence Council.[5][2][8] The Tigers mainly operate in Manyu[2] and Meme.[8]

  1. ^ Cameroon separatists free 100 prison inmates before election, Reuters, Sep 27, 2018. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: How to Get to Talks?, Crisis Group, May 2, 2019. Accessed May 2, 2019.
  3. ^ ""They Are Destroying Our Future" Armed Separatist Attacks on Students, Teachers, and Schools in Cameroon's Anglophone Regions". HRW. 16 December 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  4. ^ Cameroon’s Anglophone Crisis: Dialogue Remains the Only Viable Solution, ReliefWeb, Dec 21, 2017. Accessed Mar 13, 2019.
  5. ^ a b Cameroon's Anglophone crisis: Red Dragons and Tigers - the rebels fighting for independence, BBC, Oct 4, 2018. Accessed Oct 4, 2018.
  6. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies 2019, p. 536.
  7. ^ "Why Political Power Distribution Escalated Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon?". Susa Africa. 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
  8. ^ a b HRW 2018, pp. 20–21.