Tag: Cameroon
Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerians
ya ABUJA (Reuters) – About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge…
Boko Haram: Cameroon deports over 3000 Nigerians
YAOUNDE, (AP) — Cameroon has expelled over 3,000 Nigerians as part of the fight against Nigeria’s Islamic extremists who have…
Boko Haram kills 8, kidnaps 100 in Cameroon
YAOUNDE (Reuters) – At least eight people were killed and about 100 others were kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants…
Cameroon arrests Nigerian carrying explosives
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Cameroon officials have arrested three suspects carrying a bag containing improvised explosive devices in the northern town…
Boko Haram: Cameroon throws out 2,000 Nigerians
*Another Nigerian nabbed carrying explosives Two thousand Nigerians living in Cameroon without permits have been expelled. The Nigerians were arrested…
Nigeria, Cameroon Vow Closer Cooperation Against Boko Haram
The leaders of Nigeria and Cameroon pledged on Thursday to improve the exchange of intelligence and security cooperation along their…
3 PDP governors join Buhari on Cameroon visit
Three governors of Nigeria’s main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will join President Muhammadu Buhari Wednesday as he leaves…
Buhari to visit Cameroon for Boko Haram talks
President Muhammadu Buhari will travel to Cameroon on 29 July for talks with his counterpart President Paul Biya. The duo…
Cameroon to deploy 2,000 more troops after Boko Haram attacks
DOUALA, (Reuters) – Cameroon plans to send an additional 2,000 soldiers to its Far North region after three suicide bomb…
Authorities order mosques closed in north Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Authorities have ordered the closure of mosques and Islamic schools following a series of suicide bombing…
Major explosion rocks Maroua in Cameroon, kills 19
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) At least 19 people were killed in a suicide bombing in the northern Cameroonian town of Maroua on…
US condemns Boko Haram attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon
WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States on Friday condemned Boko Haram suicide attacks in Cameroon and Nigeria as “horrific and…
Twin suicide attacks kill at least 13 in Cameroon
YAOUNDE, (Reuters) – Two suicide bomb attacks killed at least 13 people in northern Cameroon on Wednesday, the president’s office…
Boko Haram kills 23 in Cameroon attack
YAOUNDE, (AP) — Suspected Boko Haram militants have killed more than 20 people including multiple children in their latest attack…
Gov Ayade slams UN, FG for ceding Bakassi
By Kanjal Godshield Cross River governor, Ben Ayade on Friday chided the United Nations and the Federal Government for ceding…