Tag: Cameroon
Boko Haram strikes again, kills Village head, 3 others
At least four civilians were killed between Thursday and Friday by the terror group, Boko Haram in Cameroon’s far north…
Boko Haram terrorists strike at night, 3 villagers killed, 1 kidnapped
No fewer than three villagers were killed and one other abducted when Boko Haram terrorists raided a community in Cameroon's…
Gunmen kidnap 11 teachers
Gunmen kidnapped 11 teachers from a primary school in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region, the head of the Presbyterian Church said.…
Boko Haram attacks military post, kills 2 soldiers, loots armoury
Two soldiers, belonging to Cameroon's 42nd Motorised Infantry Battalion were killed on Monday night when an army post was attacked…
Greek national arrested in Douala for smuggling methamphetamine
A 43 year-old Greek national has been arrested in Douala, Cameroon for smuggling 18 kg of methamphetamine estimated at 700…
Boko Haram gunmen massacre 18 civilians, gravely injure 11
Boko Haram gunmen have killed no fewer than 18 civilians in a raid on the night of Saturday to Sunday…
Coronavirus: Cameroon confirms first case
Cameroon’s health ministry on Friday confirmed the country’s first case of coronavirus, through a 58-year-old French citizen who arrived in…
Cameroon to Macron: Leave Paul Biya alone
Cameroon has opposed French President Emmanuel Macron's remarks over a separatist crisis in the country's English-speaking regions
Cameroon killings: Macron says will mount pressure on Biya
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Saturday that he will call Cameroonian President Paul Biya on Monday to pile pressure…
Cameroonian troops accused of massacre of 14 children in Anglophone village
A massacre in an Anglophone region of Cameroon left up to 22 villagers dead including 14 children, the UN said…
2021 AFCON hosts Cameroon set to disrupt European leagues
European leagues will face some disruption next season, in terms of player availability after hosts Cameroon announced the Africa Cup…
Boko Haram kills 275
Amnesty International revealed Wednesday that Boko Haram militants have killed at least 275 people this year in Cameroon´s Far North…
Trump sanctions Paul Biya of Cameroon
U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he would end Cameroon’s preferential trade benefits from Jan. 1, citing what he…
Samuel Eto’o: I am not going into politics like Weah
Samuel Eto'o is up there with George Weah as an African legend on the football field, but he says he…
Cameroon frees detained opposition leader Kamto
Cameroon's main opposition leader Maurice Kamto walked free from jail Saturday after a military court ordered his release at the…
Zulum visits Borno refugees in Cameroon
Gov. Babagana Umara Zulum of Borno, has visited Borno indigenes taking refuge at Minawao camp in Cameroun.
12th AG: Falconets beat Cameroon on penalties to win gold
Nigeria’s U-20 team, Falconets, emerged champions of the women’s football tournament at the 12th African Games in Rabat on Thursday,…
500000 flee Anglophone Cameroon
More than 500,000 people have fled conflict in the southwest and northwest Anglophone regions of Cameroon in anticipation of a…
Abducted Catholic bishop regains freedom
A prominent Catholic bishop in Cameroon has been released by his abductors in the country's volatile English-speaking Northwest region.
Cameroon jails Ayuk Tabe, 9 Ambazonia leaders for life
Cameroon's Yaounde Military Tribunal on Tuesday sentenced 10 separatist leaders seeking independence of the English-speaking part of the country to…
Fresh kidnapping of seamen in Gulf of Guinea, Nigerian pirates accused
Cameroonian Navy has begun a search for an unknown number of Asian and European seamen who were kidnapped Thursday aboard…
Cameroon: Biya hires US lobbyists linked with Trump for $55K monthly
President Paul Biya's government has hired Clout Public Affairs, a firm organized by former aides to Texas Republican Sen. Ted…
Anglophone Cameroon crisis spreads , riot in Yaounde prison
Cameroonian security forces moved into Yaounde's central prison overnight to put down an uprising by inmates protesting at the government’s…
40,000 more flee Cameroon conflict to Nigeria — UN
The United Nations on Monday said nearly 40,000 more people had been forced to flee to Nigeria by worsening humanitarian…
Road to AFCON 2021: Nigeria to battle Benin, Sierra Leone, Lesotho
Nigeria will battle neighbours Benin Republic, Sierra Leone and Lesotho to qualify for the 2021 Total African Cup of Nations…
AFCON debacle: Cameroon sacks Seedorf
Former Netherlands midfielder Clarence Seedorf has been sacked as Cameroon coach after the side failed to defend their Africa Cup…
30 bus passengers kidnapped
About 30 bus passengers were abducted by Cameroon’s armed separatists on Friday along Fundong-Bamenda highway in the Northwest. The area…
7 separatists killed in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region
Seven armed separatists were killed in fresh clashes with government forces early Thursday in Cameroon’s locality of Esu located in…
Video: Dollar rain for Super Eagles players for beating Cameroon
Super Eagles players are expected to pocket at least $30,000 each for Saturday’s hard-earned 3-2 victory over the Indomitable Lions…
Nigeria, Cameroon pledge cooperation in fighting terrorism, secession
Nigeria has promised to assist Cameroon in combating the separatist crisis rocking the English speaking region. According to a Voice…