Northwest Region ranks second-poorest in Cameroon after six years of Amba conflict – Cameroon Intelligence Report

Northwest Region ranks second-poorest in Cameroon after six years of Amba conflict – Cameroon Intelligence Report

Northwest region has become the country’s second-poorest, according to a new government survey that shows a poverty rate of 66.8%, well above the national average. The 2022 Key Indicators Report from the fifth Cameroonian Household Survey (Ecam 5), conducted by the National Institute of Statistics (INS), places the English-speaking region behind only the Far North. The sharp rise in poverty places the Northwest in the top three for the first tim…