Tag: Cameroon
Nigeria, Cameroon military partner to fight Boko Haram
The Nigerian Army and its Cameroonian counterpart on Friday agreed to work closely to fight Boko Haram insurgents in their…
85-year-old Biya wins Cameroon’s presidential election again
Eighty-five-year-old Paul Biya has been declared winner of the October 7 presidential election by the Cameroon’s Constitutional Council. Biya won…
Curfew imposed on English-speaking Cameroon
Troubled English-speaking Cameroon has been locked-down as government imposed an indefinite dusk to dawn curfew following activities of separatists. The…
Cameroon launches anti-graft awareness campaign
Cameroon’s National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) on Tuesday launched a public awareness campaign to curb “endemic” corruption in public services.
Cameroon dismisses video on shooting of unarmed people
The Cameroonian Government dismissed as “utter manipulation” a video displaying Cameroonian soldiers in brutal killings and wanton molestation in the…
UN expresses shock over death of Nigerian asylum seekers in Cameroon
The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) said it was shocked to learn of the tragic death of six Nigerian…
Cameroon’s President Biya to run for 7th term in office
President Paul Biya of Cameroon will run for re-election in October, he said on Friday, aiming to extend his 36-year…
Nigerian traders flee Cameroon
The security crisis ravaging English-speaking regions of Cameroon is driving away many of the biggest traders originally from neighbouring Nigeria…
2 Tunisians kidnapped in Cameroon
An armed group in southwestern Cameroon has kidnapped two Tunisians working on a road construction project for a Tunisian company,…
SERAP seeks suspension of Cameroon over torture of 47 activists
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent an open letter to the African Union Chairperson and President of Rwanda…
Nigeria, Cameroon troops kill 35 Boko Haram, rescue 603 hostages
Troops of Operation Lafiya Dole have continued in the clearance operation by killing 35 Boko Haram terrorists and rescuing 603…
16,790 asylum seekers registered in Nigeria as Cameroon crisis worsens
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says 16,970 Cameroonian asylum seekers have been registered in Nigeria since the…
Cameroon stop Nigeria from qualifying for FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
Nigeria’s Flamingoes on Sunday failed to qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup finals scheduled for Uruguay in…
Cameroon separatists kill three soldiers in overnight attack
Separatist fighters in Cameroon killed three soldiers and wounded four others during an attack overnight in the English-speaking Southwest region,…
Human rights: U.S. tasks Nigeria, Cameroon on Anglophone detainees
The U.S. Government has asked the Nigerian and Cameroonian authorities to respect the human rights of the 47 Anglophone detainees…
Nigerians mistakenly deported to Cameroon
No fewer than two of the 47 Cameroonian Separatist campaigners deported to Cameroon by the Nigerian authorities last Friday, are…
Cameroon hold Zambia to 2-2 in World Cup qualifier
African champions Cameroon secured a 2-2 draw away to Zambia in their final World Cup qualifier thanks to a late…
UN: 2,000 refugees fled Cameroon to Nigeria in 2 weeks
More than 2,000 people have fled southern Cameroon and entered Nigeria over the past two weeks, fallout from renewed oppression…
Amnesty: 500 Anglophones arrested in Cameroon
More than 500 people have been swept up in mass arrests following violent demonstrations in Cameroon’s English-speaking regions earlier this…
Seeking Home in the Midst of Cameroon’s Chaos
My teeth chatter and my knees quake. I'm sitting in a dark movie theater while my little one watches The…
Eight shot dead in Cameroon’s Independence protest
Soldiers in Cameroon shot dead at least eight people during independence protests in the English-speaking parts of the country.
Cameroon delay Nigeria’s qualification party with 1-1 home draw
Vincent Aboubakar’s 75th minute penalty kick on Sunday in Yaounde cancelled out Moses Simon’s 30th minute goal for Nigeria to…
Super Eagles whip African champions Cameroon 4-0
Nigeria’s Super Eagles beat Indomitable Lions of Cameroon 4-0 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifier in Uyo, after goals…
World Cup qualifier: Fans demand victory as Sallah gift to Nigerians
Football fans in Omu-Aran , Kwara on Thursday said Super Eagles victory against the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon in the…
Boko Haram militants kill 11 in Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram militants killed 11 people and kidnapped eight others in an overnight raid on a village in northern…
Boko Haram: 58,000 Nigerians to be repatriated from Cameroon
The Tripartite Commission for the voluntary repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon has called for the safe, dignified return and…
FG, UNHCR launches Tripartite Commission for repatriation of Nigerian refugees
Nigerian, Cameroonian Governments and United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNCHR) have inaugurated a Tripartite Commission for the voluntary repatriation…
Cameroon commended on its generosity to Nigerian refugees
The UN Deputy Secretary-General, Ms Amina Mohammed, has commended Cameroon for its generosity towards the Nigerian refugees who fled to…
We’re ready to host expanded Nations Cup – Cameroon
The next Africa Cup of Nations hosts can cater for an expanded 24-team finals, says the head of Cameroon's FA.
Cameroon did not kill 97 Nigerians – Minister
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama on Wednesday said there was no evidence of 97 Nigerians being killed…