Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon has blamed arms smuggling from its neighbors for fueling Boko Haram terrorism, anglophone separatists, and crime. The military says it has recovered only a small fraction of illegal small arms out of what is thought to be more 100,000, most of them smuggled from neighboring Chad and Nigeria. Cameroon’s military pointed […]
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A Cameroon cabinet minister was allegedly killed at a venue in France where President Paul Biya was to celebrate his 40th year in power. It’s reported that angry Cameroonians based in France stormed the venue on Saturday and overpowered the security, destroyed the cake and the decorations and attacked attendees. It’s believed that the furious […]
Cape Town — France seems to be losing the grip it once had on its former colonies, and the rift is growing every day. “Sixty years on, francophone countries in Africa still do not have true independence and freedom from France,” Nathalie Yamb, adviser to Ivory Coast’s Freedom and Democracy Party (LIDER), told Deutche Welle […]
The men’s Fifa World Cup kicks off on 20 November in Qatar. Africa is allocated five spots in the month-long final stage of this elite competition, held every four years. Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia secured their places after a preliminary knockout phase followed by a four-team round robin competition. Once again, many pundits […]
Cameroon head to Qatar in search of their first World Cup victory since 2002, when they beat Saudi Arabia. Before that victory 20 years ago the Indomitable Lions had won only one World Cup fixture since 1990. Since 2002 Cameroon have only featured in two World Cups and have lost all six of their fixtures. […]
Cape Town — With just over a week left before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, coaches of African teams are deep into preparing their final squads. The head coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Rigobert Song Bahanag has named two home-based players in his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which […]
The head coach of the indomitable lions of Cameroon Rigobert Song Bahanag, has named two home based players in his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which will kick-off in Qatar later this month. Song made public his squad, during a press briefing in Yaounde on Wednesday evening, after his sides 1-1 draw […]
A shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in Cameroon’s main cities is forcing urbanites to use firewood to cook their food. This is bad news for both people and the environment. On a recent evening in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, dozens of people were out trying to find full gas bottles. “My gas finished … and […]
Yaounde — Cameroon says more than 1,000 Nigerians have crossed the country’s border in the past three weeks – fleeing attacks by Boko Haram militants in northeast Borno state. Cameroon’s overcrowded camps are struggling to feed the displaced Nigerians as the country is also dealing with an outbreak of cholera. Cameroon’s military says the Nigerians […]
Yaoundé, Cameroon — Cameroon’s government and its supporters are holding events this week ahead of celebrations Sunday marking President Paul Biya’s 40 years in power. Meanwhile, opposition parties are holding rallies calling for the 89-year-old Biya, the world’s oldest head of state, to change what they say are unfair election laws. On Thursday in Nanga […]
While a crisis continues to rock the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC), Cameroon has submitted her entry for the 2023 Oscar. While a crisis continues to rock the Nigerian Oscar Selection Committee (NOSC), ‘The Planters Plantation’, featuring Nollywood’s Nkem Owoh, has been selected as Cameroon’s entry for the 2023 Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and […]
Where are the areas on earth with the most biodiversity? The answer might surprise you. It’s places cared for and protected by indigenous peoples. This is because the way of life of native groups are intertwined with the rhythms and flow of their surroundings as their source of sustenance. Despite having been removed from most […]
Yaounde — Thousands of people protested Monday against separatist attacks and abductions at schools and churches. Demonstrators demanded to know the whereabouts of scores of people, including five Catholic priests, a nun, and two worshippers taken last month from a church on Cameroon’s western border with Nigeria. Hundreds of people march in Ebonyi, a village […]
Yaounde — Officials in Cameroon and Chad say heavy rainfall this week caused the Logone river, which forms their border, to overflow, displacing more than 100,000 people and leaving 70,000 homeless. Cameroonian officials brought assistance to flood victims, who say more help is needed. Tandembe Noah, a thirty-three-year-old farmer in Guizi, a village near Cameroon’s […]
According to Radio France Internationale, Cameroon’s national soccer team and the soccer federation are using spells and magic. The October 6 report alleges that most Cameroonian footballers rush to remote villages deep in the equatorial forest, in search of traditional healers. Cameroon’s Football Association President Samuel Eto’o has described the allegations as ridiculous and defamatory. […]
Renowned by some as ‘Africa’s melting pot’ and ‘Africa in miniature’ by others, Cameroon is inarguably one of the most diverse countries in the continent. Perched at the crossroads of West and Central Africa, the country not only boasts a rich tapestry of indigenous cultures but also diverse flora and fauna. Its strategic position bordering […]
Yaounde — Separatists in Cameroon have abducted five hospital staffers in the western town of Kumbo. The rebels say they were retaliating after Cameroon’s military entered the hospital and arrested or killed some of their fighters. Hospital workers tell VOA both military troops and rebels abused them. Cameroon’s Bui Unity Warriors separatists say they abducted […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon’s English-speaking separatists have for the first time acknowledged deadly clashes between splinter rebel groups. In a video circulated Saturday on social media platforms, Cameron’s English-speaking fighters say they have freed several civilians abducted by rebels. The fighters presented two people who said in the video they are separatist commanders, and their […]