Cameroon
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 04:58:52 GMTFor Refugees in Cameroon, Digital IDs Are a Life Changer
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] YAOUNDE -- Central African refugees can access education, healthcare and banking with identity cards, but data privacy is vital, say experts
Fri, 26 Aug 2022 04:36:57 GMTCameroon, Nigeria Reopening Border Markets and Schools With Boko Haram Threat Diminished
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:57:22 GMTGovt Says Border Conflict Exacerbating Hunger and Malnutrition
[VOA] Kindzeka -- Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of people who fled communal violence near the borders with Chad and Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition with scores of children dying in the past few weeks.
Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:44:39 GMTGovt Seals Mining Sites to Prevent Deaths
[VOA] Kambele, Cameroon -- Authorities in Cameroon have sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese, after at least 33 young miners died in landslides this month and scores more were declared missing. Officials said Monday that the...
Sat, 20 Aug 2022 12:50:33 GMTCameroon's Health Minister Says He Was Threatened After Banning Skin Whitening Products
[RFI] Cameroon's Minister of Public Health said in an interview this week with a local television channel that he had received threats after banning skin bleaching products.
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 06:42:12 GMTCameroon 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 GMTActivist in Cameroon Detained Again
[HRW] Authorities Should Release Abdul Karim Ali
Thu, 18 Aug 2022 04:31:17 GMTLiberté, Egalité, Impunité
[African Arguments] Cameroon's courting of Russian support has left France on the back foot.
Tue, 16 Aug 2022 06:48:34 GMTOfficials 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 GMTIndigenous 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 GMTArmy Killings, Disappearances, in North-West Region
[HRW] Nairobi -- Investigate and Prosecute Abusive Security Forces
Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:33:52 GMTHRW - 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 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...