Cameroon
Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:37:33 GMTSeparatist Movement Gets New Leader
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Chris Anu, a long-time spokesperson for Cameroon's self-declared Republic of Ambazonia, said that he was elected president of the separatist movement on September 10, 2022. His election comes at a time when the movement appea...
Fri, 16 Sep 2022 07:13:00 GMTOfficials Say Rebels Attacking Schools
[VOA] Mbouda, Cameroon -- Officials in Cameroon say armed separatists have chased several thousand children from schools just days after the students returned to classrooms for the first time in years. Troops sent to restore school security in the we...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 14:19:17 GMTCameroon Says Thousands of Homes Destroyed By Floods
[VOA] Mokolo -- In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are underway with many schools, mosques and churches prov...
Sat, 10 Sep 2022 10:25:12 GMTCameroon's 'Exploding Lakes' - Disaster Expert Warns Deadly Gas Release Could Cause Another Tragedy
[The Conversation Africa] A sudden change on 29 August 2022 in the colour and smell of Lake Kuk, in north-west Cameroon, has caused anxiety and panic among the local residents. Fears are driven by an incident that happened 36 years ago at Lake Nyos, ...
Thu, 08 Sep 2022 06:25:03 GMTSeparatists Attack Bus, Kill 6 Civilians
[VOA] Bangourain, Cameroon -- Military officials in Cameroon say armed separatists killed at least six people and wounded nine when they attacked a bus on a highway in the country's troubled Southwest region.
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 14:03:24 GMTSeparatists Infiltrate Town, Abduct Youths
[VOA] Bangourain -- Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by the five-year separatist conflict. Officials in the town of Bongourain say the rebels torched homes and ma...
Wed, 07 Sep 2022 05:09:58 GMTCameroon, Chad Truckers Protest Bad Roads, Govt Ban On Heavy Trucks
[VOA] Yaounde -- Hundreds of truckers have stopped working on Cameroon's border with Chad to protest a ban on heavy trucking into Chad, which depends on Cameroon for 80% of its imported goods.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 12:27:50 GMTVera Songwe Steps Down as ECA Executive Secretary
[UNECA] Addis Ababa -- United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), Vera Songwe, has stepped down, effective 1 September 2022, after five years of dedicated service to ECA and its Member...
Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:40:57 GMTWorldrRemit's Fintech Is Transforming Lives in Rural Cameroon
[New Dawn] According to government data, approximately one in five Cameroonians live abroad1, from where they regularly send money to their families back home for daily upkeep, education and development.
Thu, 01 Sep 2022 06:53:15 GMTCameroon, Congo Demarcate Border to Reduce Poaching in Congo Basin
[VOA] Yaounde -- Officials from Cameroon and Congo-Brazzaville have agreed to demarcate their 100-year-old border to reduce border communities' disputes over forestry and wildlife. The deal follows similar agreements with Gabon in May and the Central...
Mon, 29 Aug 2022 13:56:49 GMTGovt Says Schools Shut Down By Separatists Have Reopened
[VOA] Yaounde -- Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for the new school year. But critics note officials said th...
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.