Cameroon
Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:24:18 GMTArmy Killings, Disappearances, in North-West Region
[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate and Prosecute Abusive Security Forces
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:09:20 GMTBoko Haram Launches Raids
[Ghanaian Times] Several people, including a soldier, were killed in weekend raids by a Boko Haram group in Cameroon's Far North region, security and local sources said on Monday.
Wed, 10 Aug 2022 07:34:16 GMTThe Environment Is the Silent Casualty in the Anglophone Crisis
[The Conversation Africa] Most analysis of Cameroon's Anglophone crisis has been skewed towards the socioeconomic, cultural and political ramifications of the conflict.
Mon, 08 Aug 2022 05:30:37 GMTPrime Minister Says Peace Returning to Separatist Regions - Residents Not So Sure
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroonian separatists have rejected the prime minister's declaration that their fight for independence has been largely crushed. Joseph Dion Ngute said federal troops have brought peace to conflict areas, and said life is...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 14:25:30 GMTTraditional Rulers Visit Villages Attacked By Nigeria's Wildlife
[VOA] Banyo -- Traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife officials say animals from the park, Nigeria's largest, have been crossi...
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 07:47:01 GMTSenegal Beach Soccer Players Not Complacent Ahead of Cameroon Return Clash
[CAF] Senegal's new Beach Soccer coach Mamadou Diallo says his players must stay focused for their second-leg clash with Cameroon on Saturday despite their emphatic first-leg win.
Thu, 04 Aug 2022 05:34:21 GMT2023 - Fixing Nigeria More Important Than Money Politicians Offer Me - Okey Bakassi
[Daily Trust] Nigerian actor and stand-up comedian, Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule, popularly known as Okey Bakassi has said that fixing Nigeria is of the utmost priority to him than the money politicians have to offer him.
Wed, 03 Aug 2022 08:22:18 GMTSeparatists Killed and Captured in Days of Fighting Military Forces
[VOA] Yaounde -- The streets of the Batibo district in western Cameroon were deserted Tuesday following three days of clashes between government forces and separatist fighters. Both sides say they inflicted significant losses on the other, while witn...
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:36:53 GMTMacron Says France Will Stand By Africa On Security Issues
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron has wrapped up a meeting with Paul Biya, his counterpart in Cameroon, the first port of call on his three nation tour. He reiterated that France would continue to support Africa's security needs.
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:17:56 GMTPress Divided On Macron Visit
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron arrived late Monday in Cameroon at the start of a three-nation tour of western Africa. He will also visit Benin and Guinea-Bissau in an effort to renew French relations with the African continent. The papers in ...
Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:02:12 GMTVisiting French President Proposes Solutions to Security Threats, Food, Fuel Shortage
[VOA] Yaounde -- French President Emmanuel Macron is on a first trip to Cameroon and will meet Tuesday with long-ruling President Paul Biya to discuss security, economic, and food challenges. Like much of Africa, Cameroon is struggling with rising pr...
Thu, 28 Jul 2022 05:13:05 GMTMacron in Cameroon Offers Look At Past, Help for Future
[DW] French President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday began a three-country West African tour that kicked off in Cameroon and will continue in Benin and Guinea-Bissau Wednesday.
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 10:30:32 GMTMacron Begins First Africa Trip of New Term With Visit to Cameroon
[RFI] President Emmanuel Macron begins a three-nation tour of western African states on Monday, in the first trip to Africa of his new term as he seeks to reboot France's post-colonial relationship with the continent.
Tue, 26 Jul 2022 06:46:48 GMTFrench President Emmanuel Macron Can Be a Peacemaker in Cameroon
[DW] Macron's visit, part of a four-day Africa tour, comes as France has been forced to withdraw from Mali, where its armed forces have fought an increasingly violent Islamist insurgency. Meanwhile, Boko Haram, a fundamentalist terrorist group origin...
Mon, 25 Jul 2022 14:29:22 GMTDuring Cameroon Visit, French President to Discuss Security, Food and Fuel Shortage
[VOA] Yaounde -- Bulldozers raze makeshift market stalls and buildings Monday morning in Tongolo, a neighborhood in Cameroon's capital Yaounde.
Thu, 21 Jul 2022 07:18:20 GMTDefence 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 GMTWhy 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 GMTAuthorities 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 GMTSenegal 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 GMTCameroon 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 GMTBotswana 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 GMTCameroon'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 GMTGerman 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 GMTCoach 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 GMTConflict, 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 GMTNigeria 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 GMTSuper 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 GMTRasheedat 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 GMTCameroon-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 GMTMorocco 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.