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Cameroon

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:42:12 GMT
Cameroon Says Deadly Floods Disrupt Cross-Border Trade With Nigeria
[VOA] Cameroonian authorities say record flooding on its western border with Nigeria has killed at least six people, washed away homes, and destroyed thousands of tons of food meant for export.

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 08:14:49 GMT
Activist in Cameroon Detained Again
[HRW] Authorities Should Release Abdul Karim Ali

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:31:17 GMT
Liberté, Egalité, Impunité
[African Arguments] Cameroon's courting of Russian support has left France on the back foot.

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:48:34 GMT
Officials Blame War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Mon, 15 Aug 2022 09:46:11 GMT
Indigenous Women Losing Their Forest in Cameroon
[Greenpeace] The world has just celebrated indigenous communities who are the best guardians of the forest. This year, the celebration is titled 'the role of Indigenous Women in the preservation and transmission of Traditional Knowledge'. In reality,...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:24:18 GMT
Army Killings, Disappearances, in North-West Region
[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate and Prosecute Abusive Security Forces

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:33:52 GMT
HRW - Cameroon Troops Killed At Least 10 People, Others 'Disappeared'
[DW] Troops in Cameroon's Northwest Region "summarily killed" at least 10 people amid a crackdown by President Paul Biya against Anglophone separatists earlier this year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Thursday.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:09:20 GMT
Boko 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 GMT
The 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 GMT
Prime 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 GMT
Traditional 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 GMT
Senegal 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 GMT
2023 - 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 GMT
Separatists 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 GMT
Macron 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 GMT
Press 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 GMT
Visiting 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 GMT
Macron 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 GMT
Macron 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 GMT
French 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 GMT
During 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 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.'



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