Abstract

The first 15 years of this century were exceptionally peaceful. Then in 2014, several armed conflict/wars became lethal. Most of the armed conflicts in Africa are state based and are rooted in colonialism.

The Anglophone crisis in Cameroon is one of such conflict related crisis in Africa. People living in armed conflict communities are usually in the state of being in danger or threat of their social security. This will mean unavailability of certain basic needs and the ability to access them.

This is the case with the inhabitants of Munyenge, in which the Anglophone crisis has a bearing or consequence on their social security. Social security is a human right which responds to the universal need for protection against certain life risk and social needs.

In this study, the researcher characterized the social security situation of the inhabitants of Munyenge, during the years 2016 – 2020. It describes the physical life threat, kinship, income, food, and shelter and health security of the inhabitants of Munyenge, during the period under review.

The research is both qualitative and quantitative, it involve observation, textual or visual analysis, surveys, interviews and focus group discussions in collecting data. The researcher uses a combination of research designs. He used discriptive- case study and survey designs. The sampling size is 60 persons, Questionnaires and interviews were used to collect primary data. This was in line with random sampling since it had to do with a larger population.

According to the research findings, the crisis has a remarkable negative impact on the inhabitants of Munyenge. Most of them are in the bushes while the rest are presently living in other towns and villages of Cameroon.

The researcher recommended that States should do more to avoid state based armed conflict, by reducing military spending and spending more on economic investments, in order to get more youths empowered or employed.

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