For a long time, Cameroon was considered a peaceful, democratic pillar in the West African region – until underlying conflicts between marginalized Anglophone groups and the predominant Francophone groups intensified. What began as mostly peaceful protest in the form of strikes on the part of Cameroon’s Anglophone groups, escalated into violent, armed confrontations in 2016. Since then, especially the north of the country has been in the grip of a serious security crisis. Additional challenges include frequent terrorist attacks by the Islamist group Boko Haram, poverty and inequality, as well as the rapidly advancing desertification in northern Cameroon, which makes it difficult to cultivate the land.