Tag: Cameroon
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…
Twin bomb attack hits school in Cameroon
Two suicide bombers died on Thursday when they targeted a school in northern Cameroon, local officials said, the latest attack…
We are not owing Cameroon govt taxes – MTN
South Africa’s MTN Group said on Thursday it was compliant with Cameroonian laws, a day after the central African nation…
Cameroon fines Orange, MTN $160million
The local units of mobile telecom companies Orange and MTN in Cameroon have been fined over $160 million for failing…
Four dead in suicide attack on Cameroon mosque
Four worshippers were killed in a suicide bombing at a mosque in northern Cameroon on Monday, a security source said,…
Boko Haram has killed nearly 1,200 people since 2013 – Cameroon
Nigeria’s Boko Haram Islamists have killed nearly 1,200 people in neighbouring Cameroon’s far north since 2013, the communications minister in…
Two female suicide bombers blow selves up in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers blew themselves up on Monday in the Far North region of Cameroon while trying to carry…
Nigerians say Cameroonian troops after killing 70 insurgents
Fleeing villagers in Nigeria’s northeast say Cameroonian troops have killed at least 70 residents while chasing Islamic insurgents into communities…
Forces armed with guns and arrows kill girl bombers in Cameroon
Security forces armed with guns and arrows killed two young women wearing explosive vests in a north Cameroon town on…
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 8 in Cameroon
Eight people were killed and 21 wounded in a suspected suicide bombing by Boko Haram early on Friday morning in…
Chibok girls not among 900 rescued from Boko Haram – Cameroon
Cameroon said on Monday that schoolgirls Nigerian town of Chibok, kidnapped by Boko Haram last year were not among a…
Three dead in double suicide blast in Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in north Cameroon overnight, killing at least three people, an official and…
Breasts of little girls mutilated in Cameroon to protect them from Boko Haram
A brutal tradition akin to female genital mutilation is spreading in Cameroon’s war zone. Girls’ breasts are “flattened” with hot…
Twin suicide attacks kill five people in north Cameroon
Suspected Boko Haram militants detonated two suicide bombs in a village in northern Cameroon on Saturday, killing at least five…
Female suicide bombers kill 8, injure dozens in Cameroon attack
Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in…
Boko Haram suicide bombers kill 3 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon
Two female suicide bombers, suspected of belonging to militant group Boko Haram have killed three Nigerians in a truck full…
Boko Haram suicide bombers attack Cameroon mosque
Two female suicide bombers suspected of belonging to the Boko Haram militant group blew themselves on Monday near a mosque…
Nigeria’s Falcons draw bye as CAF releases 2016 AWC qualifying fixtures
Nigeria’s Super Falcons and other four teams have been drawn bye as Confederation of African Football, CAF, released the fixtures…