Tag: Cameroon
Photo News: President’s car breaks down during parade
When a presidential car breaks down on parade ground during a ceremonial parade in Cameroon, President Paul Biya sat inside…
Paul Biya of Cameroon visits Nigeria
In Pictures: President Paul Biya of Cameroon on Tuesday arrived Nigeria. He was met on arrival by Vice President Yemi…
Suicide bomber held in Cameroon not Chibok girl
A senior Nigerian official has told the BBC that a would-be suicide bomber arrested in Cameroon is not one of…
FG sends Chibok parents to verify detained girl
The Nigerian government is sending parents from the Chibok community of northeast Nigeria to neighbouring Cameroon to verify whether a…
Detained suicide bomber says she’s a ‘Chibok girl’
A suspected suicide bomber intercepted in northern Cameroon on Friday before she could blow herself up claimed to be one…
Cameroon sentences 89 Boko Haram fighters to death
boko Cameroon has sentenced 89 members of Nigerian Islamist militant group Boko Haram to death, local media report. They were…
Cameroon soldiers kill 20 Boko Haram fighters in Nigeria
Cameroonian soldiers killed 20 Boko Haram fighters on Wednesday during a raid in northern Nigeria carried out by a multinational…
272 African boxers fight for 36 Olympic slots in Cameroon
A record number of 272 boxers from 39 countries have registered for this month’s International Boxing Association (AIBA) African Olympic…
Troops kill 92 Boko Haram fighters, free 850 villagers
nigerian Cameroon’s army killed 92 members of Islamist militant group Boko Haram and freed 850 villagers in a joint operation…
UPDATE: Suicide bombers kill 24 in Cameroon
Two suicide bombers posing as food vendors killed at least 24 people and injured 112 others in a market in…
19 dead in twin suicide attack on Cameroon market
At least 19 people were killed in a double suicide bombing at a market in northeastern Cameroon on Friday, local…
Cameroonian, Nigerian troops kill 162 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroonian Communication Minister, Issa Bakary, said on Tuesday that Cameroonian and Nigerian troops have taken a key base of Boko…
Boko Haram land mine kills 2 in Cameroon military convoy
A commanding officer and a soldier with Cameroon’s military have died after their convoy hit a land mine as they…
Cameroon soldiers kill 27 Boko Haram fighters
Cameroon soldiers killed at least 27 Boko Haram fighters after launching a cross-border operation in the Nigerian locality of Goshi…
Cameroon denies its army killed Nigerian civilians
Cameroon is denying reports that its soldiers have killed dozens of civilians in cross-border raids pursuing Boko Haram extremists into…