Tag: Cameroon
Gunmen kidnap 81 people, mostly school children
More than 80 people, mostly students, were kidnapped from a school in the city of Bamenda in western Cameroon by…
US Missionary shot dead in Cameroon
A US missionary has been killed in Cameroon about two weeks after moving there with his wife and eight children.
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…