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Cameroon

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 07:02:41 GMT
Marchers Call for Peace, But Warring Sides At Odds On Talks
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- In Cameroon, thousands of people are marching to call for peace in the country's separatist conflict. The daily peace marches, which began on Friday and are slated to continue through Tuesday, come on the third anniversary ...

Sun, 02 Oct 2022 10:48:15 GMT
Investing in Central Africa's Melting Pot
[The Exchange] Renowned by some as 'Africa's melting pot' and 'Africa in miniature' by others, Cameroon is inarguably one of the most diverse countries in the continent. Perched at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, the country not only boast...

Sat, 01 Oct 2022 08:32:34 GMT
Looking to Erase CHAN 2020 Disappointment
[CAF] Nickname: Indomitable Lions

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 14:26:04 GMT
Anglophone Hospital Workers Say They're Victims of Both Military and Separatist Brutality
[VOA] Yaounde -- Separatists in Cameroon have abducted five hospital staffers in the western town of Kumbo. The rebels say they were retaliating after Cameroon's military entered the hospital and arrested or killed some of their fighters. Hospital wo...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:22:49 GMT
Malkia Make Mince Meat of Cameroon at World Volleyball Championships
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Captain Mercy Moim and Sharon Chepchumba were the stars of the show as Malkia Strikers overcame Cameroon in straight sets at the ongoing women's World Volleyball Championships in the Netherlands.

Thu, 29 Sep 2022 06:42:34 GMT
Malkia Dream of Second Round Berth After Thrashing Cameroon in Holland
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Malkia Strikers head coach Paul Bitok believes they have what it takes to seal a historic second round qualification at the ongoing World Volleyball Championship in the Netherlands and Poland.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 06:48:35 GMT
Separatists Blame Splinter Groups For Killings, Abductions
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups.

Sun, 25 Sep 2022 10:56:14 GMT
High-Level Panel On Security, Development in Sahel Launched
[UN News] UN Secretary-General António Guterres and African leaders have launched a high-level panel to assess the situation in the Sahel and make recommendations on ways to foster international engagement and map out responses to the region's compl...

Sat, 24 Sep 2022 16:23:38 GMT
Air Traffic Controllers Strike Disrupts Flights in West Africa
[RFI] Flights in and out of airports in a number of countries in West and Central Africa have ground to a halt after air traffic controllers defied a ban and launched a "wildcat strike" on Friday to demand better working conditions.

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 05:16:30 GMT
Military Acknowledges Troops Attacked Civilians, Killing Two Women
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Cameroon's military says three members of its airborne battalion this week attacked civilians and killed two mothers in Nylbat, an English-speaking village in Andeck district.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:35:57 GMT
Kidnapped Catholics - 'We Don't Want to Create Dangerous Precedents - We Do Not Pay the Requested Ransom'
[Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- "We will not pay a dime" to the kidnappers of the nine worshippers taken from St. Mary's Catholic Church, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/6/2022) in the Anglophone area of Cameroon. This was reported by the Preside...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:35:22 GMT
Regulatory Authority Considers Fuel Supply to Bakassi Fishers
[Premium Times] "At this point, the only option available to us is to travel from Bakassi to Calabar to source for petroleum products and in most cases, our people usually have problems with security agents."

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:32:48 GMT
Smuggled Plastic Is Trashing Cameroon's Environment
[ISS] The steady flow of illegal non-biodegradable plastic into the country harms the environment, economy and public health.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 13:31:21 GMT
From Cameroonian Village to Stellenbosch Professor - Top TB Researcher Reflects On a Remarkable Journey
[spotlight] In 2004, Novel Chegou left his home country, Cameroon, in search of a better life in South Africa. With high hopes and not much money, he sold African crafts - beads, masks, and carved stones - next to the village green in Stellenbosch to...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 06:45:46 GMT
Women Say They Are Under-Represented in Peace Talks
[VOA] Yaounde -- In Cameroon, hundreds of women are protesting what they say is their underrepresentation in the country's efforts at peace, despite making up more than half the population. Women say they are most affected by the separatist conflict ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:30:42 GMT
A Ransom Has Been Requested for the 9 People Kidnapped From the Church of Saint Mary
[Agenzia Fides] Mamfe -- The kidnapping of nine people in the attack on the church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (see Fides, 19/9/2022) has been revealed a kidnapping for ransom. Msgr. Andrew Nkea Fuanya, Archbishop of Bamenda, stated this,...

Mon, 19 Sep 2022 14:24:17 GMT
Govt Says Separatists Are Keeping 8 Abducted Clergy and Christians On Nigerian Border
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroonian authorities have accused armed separatists of abducting five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers from a church on its western border with Nigeria. The Catholic Church in Cameroon says the gunmen torched the churc...

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 07:04:08 GMT
Bishops On the Attack On the Catholic Church
[Agenzia Fides] Mamfe -- The attack on the Catholic church of Saint Mary, in the village of Nchang (diocese of Mamfe) represents an "atrocious act". The perpetrators and instigators of this crime, in whatever country, must repent and abandon the "evi...

Thu, 15 Sep 2022 11:37:33 GMT
Separatist 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 GMT
Officials 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 GMT
Cameroon 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 GMT
Cameroon'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 GMT
Separatists 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 GMT
Separatists 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 GMT
Cameroon, 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.

Mon, 05 Sep 2022 07:40:57 GMT
WorldrRemit'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.



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