Cameroon
Thu, 05 May 2022 07:15:20 GMTAurélien Chedjou Hangs Boots At 36
[CAF] Former Cameroon international Aurélien Bayard Chedjou Fongang, has announced the end of his career as a professional footballer.
Tue, 03 May 2022 19:37:06 GMTWhere in Sub-Saharan Africa Are Media Outlets Curtailed?
[DW] In places such as Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda or post-coup Mali, the media's vigilance extends well beyond issues that matter to the public. Journalists are forced to watch their own backs -- and data, too.
Mon, 02 May 2022 04:40:07 GMTWhy Handcrafting Cameroonian Drums Is a Dying Art
[RFI] Although locally produced drums are an integral part of music across various tribes in Cameroon, this traditionally handmade instrument is falling out of use due to the increased use of modern instruments. Drums are typically played at traditio...
Mon, 02 May 2022 08:36:18 GMTCivilians Bury Fighters in Mass Graves After Military Raids
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military said civilians this week buried scores of separatist fighters in mass graves after troops launched raids on rebel strongholds in the country's western regions. A separatist spokesman accused Cameroon's military of...
Mon, 02 May 2022 08:46:05 GMTUN Refugee Chief Vows Support for CAR Refugees in Cameroon
[VOA] Yaounde -- The U.N.'s refugee chief, Filippo Grandi, on a visit to Cameroon this week, vowed to give more support to displaced Central Africans and Cameroonians fleeing intercommunal violence. Grandi spoke at a ministerial conference in YaoundÃ...
Fri, 29 Apr 2022 00:15:08 GMTUkraine/Russia: As War Continues, Africa Food Crisis Looms
[HRW] Nairobi -- Provide Aid, Expand Social Protection to Prevent Hunger
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:13:10 GMTPrice Hikes Push Staple Foodstuffs Beyond Reach of Many in Anglophone Region
[RFI] The ongoing crisis in the north-west of Cameroon in the anglophone region, coupled with the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine, has pushed the price of stable foods beyond the reach of many.
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:38:09 GMTCameroon Says Separatists, Nigerian Militants Paralyze Border
[VOA] Yaounde -- Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have joined forces with Nigerian militants to shut down nearly all trade across the two countries' border. Cameroon depends on Nigeria for 70% of basic commodities and most of them a...
Tue, 26 Apr 2022 08:54:19 GMTFour Traffickers Arrested With 4 Elephant Tusks and Other Wildlife Species
[Camer.be] Four traffickers have been arrested for trafficking in ivory tusk, pangolin, and chimpanzee.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:15:10 GMTGovt Signs Agreement With Russia in Further Boost to Military Ties
[RFI] Cameroonian Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo has signed a military cooperation agreement in Moscow with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Choigou, as Wagner mercenaries are boosting Russia's influence in West Africa.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 05:39:17 GMTEnergy Minister Blames Fuel Shortage On Russia Sanctions
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's energy ministry has said Western sanctions on Russia have driven up the cost of fuel imports and led to a fuel shortage. The lack of diesel fuels this week left hundreds of trucks taking goods to the neighboring ...
Thu, 21 Apr 2022 06:03:00 GMTBAL 2022 - REG to Face Cameroon's Fap in Playoffs
[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group basketball club will take on Cameroon's Forces Armées et Police (FAP) Basketball club in the round of eight playoffs of the Basketball Africa League (BAL) that are scheduled to take place at the Kigali Arena in Kigali...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:12:12 GMTCameroon Deploys Troops to CAR Border to Stop Rebel Abductions
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military has deployed hundreds of troops to its eastern border with the Central African Republic after CAR rebels this month abducted at least 35 people. The military says the rebels are targeting merchants, farmers, and r...
Wed, 20 Apr 2022 05:18:28 GMTKenya Drawn With Cameroon in Afcon 2023 Qualifiers Despite FIFA Suspension
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya's Harambee Stars have been drawn in Group C of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers, despite currently under suspension by world football governing body FIFA.
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:04:45 GMT'It's Been a Nightmare, but I Feel Safe Now' - U.S. Gives Cameroonians Reprieve
[RFI] Cameroonians living in the US who lived in fear of imminent deportation have been given an 18-month reprieve by the US government, according to the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Tue, 19 Apr 2022 06:46:12 GMTCameroon Separatists Kill Top Prison Officials
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon says it is saddened by separatist fighters' unending attacks on government workers in its English-speaking northwest and southwest regions.
Thu, 14 Apr 2022 07:02:49 GMTCameroon Offers Shelter, Aid to Abandoned Street Children
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Authorities in Cameroon moved 150 children from the streets of the capital to centers for abandoned kids on Tuesday as part of its observance of International Day for Street Children. The government says the number of stree...
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 04:46:51 GMTHRW Raises Alarm After Outbreak of Cholera in Douala Prison
[RFI] Human Rights Watch on Saturday asked Cameroon to protect prisoners from a cholera outbreak, saying at least six inmates had died in the country's second largest jail since March.
Mon, 11 Apr 2022 05:11:07 GMTGovt Says Separatists Attacked Border Village
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian authorities said Friday that separatists had attacked a village on the Nigerian border earlier in the week, with local officials saying they torched at least 12 homes and killed six people. Authorities say the r...
Fri, 08 Apr 2022 14:33:57 GMTGovt Says Separatists Abduct Women Protesting Fighters' Abuses
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Anglophone Cameroonian separatists have abducted at least a dozen people who were protesting what they said are the rebels' brutality and crimes. The separatists claim the government of the majority French-speaking country paid the ...
Sun, 10 Apr 2022 16:24:16 GMTYouTube Use in Three of Francophone Africa's Key Broadcast Markets - Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal Power Ahead While Cameroon Trails
[Balancing Act] London -- YouTube is Africa's leading streamer and is a vital part of reaching new, young audiences and the diaspora. This week Russell Southwood looks at a comparison between YouTube viewing in Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal.
Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:16:29 GMTCameroon - the Major Challenge of Accessing Health Care in Violence-Affected Areas
[ICRC] In the context of armed conflict and violence, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) strives to improve access to health care for thousands of families and advocates for the right to health care for all.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:30:30 GMTMSF Suspends Work in Southwest Region
[VOA] Yaounde -- Medical aid group Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, has suspended its work in Cameroon's troubled Southwest region. The group is protesting a lack of progress toward the release of four MSF staff members ...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:42:52 GMTCameroon Media Regulator Suspends Equinoxe TV Journalists and Current Affairs Show for 1 Month
[CPJ] Dakar -- Cameroon's state media regulator should immediately reverse its suspension of journalists working with the privately owned broadcaster Equinoxe TV, and ensure that the outlet can operate freely, the Committee to Protect Journalists sai...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 07:35:32 GMTTwo Journalists and an Equinox TV Programme Suspended
[RSF] Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns a decision by Cameroon's National Communication Council (CNC) to suspend the head of one of the country's most outspoken and popular TV channels, one of its star presenters, and one of its leading curren...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 10:13:52 GMTMSF Suspends Its Medical Activities in South-West Cameroon
[MSF] The organization calls for the release of four of its colleagues, unjustly detained
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 08:12:13 GMTFIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 - The Indomitable Lions' odyssey begins
[Camer.be] They were said to be off to a bad start, much like the Dark Continent had been. For them, there were no auspicious signs or possible miracles, the obstacle deemed virtually insurmountable. In short, reason seemed to have prevailed and elim...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 06:50:51 GMTCameroon Advocates Education for Children With Autism
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon observed World Autism Awareness Day Saturday with rights groups advocating for autistic children to be given an education. Supporters say autistic children often can't go to school because autism is falsely believed to be a ...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 13:24:48 GMTMajor Antibiotic Donation Moves African Countries Closer to Defeating Yaws
[WHO-AFRO] Major antibiotic donation moves African countries closer to defeating yaws
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 09:51:57 GMTHunger Stalks Cameroonians As Food Prices Spike
[New Frame] As the curtain fell on the Afcon, many of Cameroon's citizens went back to what was already an everyday struggle to survive. In the end the showpiece achieved - and meant - little for them.