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Cameroon

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:18:20 GMT
Defence Minister Promises to Punish Govt Troops Violating Human Rights
[VOA] Yaounde -- For the first time, Cameroon's defense minister has acknowledged grave rights abuses by the military against civilians in the fight against Anglophone rebels and ordered such violations to stop. Cameroon's military has characterized ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:59:12 GMT
Why the Spoils of War May Outweigh Incentives for Peace
[The New Humanitarian] Cambridge, UK -- 'This is no longer a struggle for the common man, but instead an economic venture.'

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 06:16:18 GMT
Authorities Display Separatist Leader's Corpse to Deter Rebels, Recruits
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian authorities have been displaying the corpse of a separatist leader in towns and villages to deter the rebels and warn youth against joining their cause. Cameroon's military says last week it killed Lekeaka Oliver, who was...

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 08:29:43 GMT
Senegal and Cameroon Carve Out Another Chance for World Cup Glory
[RFI] Senegal and Cameroon advanced to the inter-confederation play-off for next year's women's World Cup on Sunday after wins over Tunisia and Botswana respectively.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 04:35:54 GMT
Cameroon Secure World Cup Playoff Place After WAFCON Win Over Botswana
[CAF] Ten-woman Cameroon qualified to play in the inter-continental play-offs for the World Cup next year after beating Botswana 1-0 at the TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations in Rabat on Sunday.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 07:27:27 GMT
Botswana Eye World Cup Slot Ahead of Cameroon Matchup
[CAF] Botswana are looking to write more history when they take on 2016 WAFCON finalists Cameroon in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifying playoff tie on Sunday in Rabat, Morocco.

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 05:33:52 GMT
Cameroon's Drivers Protest As Fuel Shortage Spreads
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of vehicles have been halted by a fresh scarcity of fuel caused, in part, by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Cameroon's government says it's been forced to spend nearly half-a-billion dol...

Sun, 17 Jul 2022 17:35:12 GMT
German Bureaucracy Slows Artifacts' Return
[DW] A royal delegation from Western Cameroon's Bangwa region made physical contact with a looted sculpture for the first time in more than 100 years on Saturday. The artifact -- known as a lefem -- is one of many commemorative sculptures that was ta...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:03:13 GMT
Coach Zabo Says Nigeria's Experience Led Them to Victory
[CAF] A disappointed Cameroon Gabriel Zabo believed his team were Nigeria's equals in their TotalEnergies WAFCON 2022 quarterfinal, but that the Super Falcons' experienced helped them prevail.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 06:57:57 GMT
Conflict, Poor Funding Slow Rebuilding in Cameroon
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon is asking for international help to fund the rebuilding of western regions that have been destroyed in five years of conflict with separatists. A plan to construct roads, schools, hospitals, markets and homes was l...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 05:06:41 GMT
Nigeria Keep WAFCON Title Hopes Alive With Win Over Cameroon, Reach World Cup
[CAF] Holders Nigeria kept alive their hopes of retaining their TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations title after narrowly defeating arch-rivals Cameroon 1-0 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:53:57 GMT
Super Falcons Qualify for Ninth FIFA Wold Cup With Victory Over Cameroon
[This Day] *Buhari salutes the nine-time African champions, urges them to go for cup in Australia

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:30:34 GMT
Rasheedat Ajibade - We Are Here for Our Decima
[CAF] Rasheedat Ajibade is clear about what Nigeria's Super Falcons want from the 2022 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations - they want the decima.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 08:28:53 GMT
Cameroon-Nigeria As It Happened
[CAF] Casablanca's Mohammed V Stadium was home today to one of the most anticipated quarter-finals of the 2022 TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations, a titanic clash between nine-time African champions Nigeria and bitter rivals Cameroon.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:22:36 GMT
Morocco 2022 - Super Falcons Battle Cameroon for World Cup Ticket
[Leadership] Nigeria's Super Falcons will be aiming for another FIFA Women's World Cup ticket when they take on Cameroon's Lionesses on Thursday night in the quarterfinal match of the ongoing CAF Women Africa Cup of Nations in Morocco.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 10:03:16 GMT
Christine Manie and Rachael Ayegba, Two Legends of the Game, Preview the Big Clash Between Nigeria and Cameroon
[CAF] Nigeria versus Cameroon is a titanic clash between two behemoths of women's football on the African continent. Two nations that have represented Africa in the world's biggest competitions, they will meet on Thursday at Casablanca's Mohammed V S...

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 05:17:21 GMT
Govt Orders Investment in Wheat Production to Quell Protests Sparked By Shortages
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon President Paul Biya says the government will increase funding to grow more wheat after protests over wheat shortages and price spikes sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Before Russia's Black Sea blockade, Cameroon impo...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:06:48 GMT
Super Falcons Storm Casablanca for Quarterfinal Clash With Cameroon
[This Day] Reigning African champions Super Falcons of Nigeria have arrived in Casablanca, Morocco, ahead of the quarterfinal clash against Cameroon at the 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations.

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:49:30 GMT
2.4 Million People Need Emergency Food Support
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's government has called for emergency food support for more than two million people facing hunger along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria. At a crisis meeting Monday in Yaoundé, authorities blamed natural...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 06:23:41 GMT
Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Supply Fish to Bamenda Despite Anglophone Crisis
[RFI] Entrepreneurs in Cameroon's anglophone region have found a way to provide local, fresh fish to customers, despite a lack of a river and an ongoing armed rebellion. Their efforts could be a game changer for Cameroon's fisheries sector, which fac...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 12:55:30 GMT
Nigeria 4-0 Burundi - Super Falcons Confirm Quarter-Final Ticket, Face Cameroon On Thursday
[Premium Times] The Ajibade-led Super Falcons put up a dominant display against the Burundi ladies

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:34:49 GMT
Lawmakers Ask for Military Protection in English-Speaking Western Regions
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Lawmakers from Cameroon's troubled English-speaking regions are calling for more troops to protect officials, government workers, and their families from separatists. Addressing Cameroon's parliament Wednesday night, the la...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 07:45:29 GMT
Military Killings Inquiry a Positive Step
[HRW] Nairobi -- Make Findings Public; Ensure Transparency, Accountability

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 04:26:10 GMT
Tap Into Indigenous Knowledge to Preserve Our Forests
[IPS] Yaoundé -- A few years ago, I found myself in the Baka indigenous sacred forest in Assok, in Cameroon in the course of my work in supporting them to preserve their forest against land grabbers. We were building a forest hut using only leaves a...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:45:34 GMT
Japan Partners With WFP to Strengthen Food Security in Cameroon
[WFP] Yaoundé -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a USD 1.2 million (JPY 150 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to provide food and nutrition assistance to over 74,600 children, women and men in the Far No...

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:26:11 GMT
Cameroonian Pushes for Restitution of Deity
[DW] Njobati Sylvie, a resolute restitution activist, could not hide her joy and reprieve after Germany's Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation made the announcement that Ngonnso has been given the green light to return home.

Sat, 02 Jul 2022 05:31:16 GMT
Blind People in Cameroon Allege Police Abuse During Protests
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Blind people in Cameroon were protesting this week against job discrimination when according to witnesses, police bundled them up and dumped them outside the city. Despite the alleged abuse, the protests continue.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:48:29 GMT
Separatists-for-Hire Suspected in Intercommunal Killings
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Villagers in a western Cameroon town bordering Nigeria say armed men carried out a series of attacks from June 25 to 27, killing at least 30 people, including five Nigerians, and forcing hundreds to flee.

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 05:33:29 GMT
Killings, Kidnappings, Stripping Girls Naked Part of Cameroon Separatist Abuses, HRW Says
[RFI] Killing and attacking civilians, attacking education facilities, kidnapping workers, stripping schoolgirls naked and beating them are just a few of the abuses Cameroonian separatists have carried out on the civilian population in the Anglophone...

Tue, 28 Jun 2022 05:07:49 GMT
Separatist Groups Commit Rights Abuses, HRW Says
[DW] Separatist groups in Cameroon's Anglophone region have become increasingly more violent, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday.



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