Amchide is a town in

Cameroon Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa. It shares boundaries with Nigeria to the west and north, Chad to the northeast, the Central African Republic to the east, and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the R ...

, on the border with

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. It abuts the Nigerian town of

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, with streets and even houses straddling the border. In 2014, the town was the site of fighting between

Boko Haram Boko Haram, officially known as Jama'at Ahl al-Sunna li al-Da'wa wa al-Jihad (), is a self-proclaimed jihadist militant group based in northeastern Nigeria and also active in Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. In 2016, the group spli ...

and the Cameroonian military, leading some residents to flee the area. In February, 2014, the Nigerian military sent troops to Amchide to close the border, in an effort to prevent Boko Haram attacks. Cameroonian troops also patrolled the town. The impact of closing the border on Amchide merchants has been described as "devastating", and the price of fuel and transport has become unaffordable in much of Northern Cameroon. In October 2014, Boko Haram fighters with armoured support entered Amchide and Limani, another border town, killing at least 30 civilians. The Cameroonian Army reported 107 Boko Haram members were killed in the fighting that ensued. On 28 December 2014, Cameroonian troops repelled four simultaneous Boko Haram raids into the towns of Amchide, Makari, Limani,

Guirvidig Guirvidig is a town in the Mayo-Danay Department of the Far North Region of Cameroon. A dialect of the Muskum language, Muzuk (Mousgoum de Guirvidig), is spoken in the town. In 2014, Guirvidig was the site of fighting between Boko Haram and th ...

, Waza and Achigachia, all located in Cameroon's Far North region.

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{{Coord, 11, 14, 41, N, 14, 8, 38, E, type:city, display=title Populated places in Far North Region (Cameroon) Cameroon–Nigeria border

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