France donated equipment to Cameroon’s National Gendarmerie, one of the components of the country’s national defense and security forces that is geared at boosting the nation’s fight against terrorism. The equipment will facilitate the military’s efforts in curbing the brewing war in the country and especially in the region.
Cameroon is currently facing major security threats in about six of its ten administrative regions. Among the equipment received, were our DJI Phantom drones, 20 JG Airsoft AK-47 rifles, and their accessories to be used for training, 100 bullet-resistant jackets, 50 heavy armor helmets, and six pairs of binoculars, among others.
Troops are battling Boko Haram militants in the Far North of the country, incursions in the East by rebels from neighboring Central African Republic, highway robbery and kidnappings for ransoms in the North and Adamawa regions and, for the last three years, an armed conflict in the North West and South West Regions where militiamen are fighting to create a breakaway state from the rest of Cameroon.
