Prosecute, Sanction Fighters for Crimes Against Civilians Nairobi – Armed separatist fighters have killed at least seven people, injured six others, raped a girl, and committed other grave human rights abuses across Cameroon‘s Anglophone regions since January 2022, Human Rights Watch said today. In an uptick of violence, the separatists have also burned at least […]
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Yaounde — Cameron has deployed hundreds of troops along its border with Nigeria after attacks by Boko Haram militants forced more than 40,000 villagers over the past two months to flee the area. Cameroon’s defense minister is visiting the border to assess the security situation and assure villagers that it is safe to return home. […]
Yaounde — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has for the first time sent a delegation to Europe to try to encourage well-off Cameroonians living there to invest back home. But members of Cameroon’s diaspora say undemocratic practices and corruption in Biya’s government put off investors. Government officials say a delegation led by Youth Affairs and Civic […]
Moise Mugisha, the newly crowned Tour du Cameroun champion and his teammates received a heroes’ welcome in Kigali on Tuesday after Team Rwanda dominated the race that concluded on Sunday, June 12. Rwanda topped the team classification, while Mugisha, 25, took home the coveted Yellow Jersey, despite not winning a single stage during the eight-day […]
Moïse Mugisha on Sunday, June 13 was crowned the winner of the Tour du Cameroun 2022 race. The 25-year-old put himself in pole position to win the race after his performance on Saturday earned him a yellow jersey with 33-second lead at the top of the general classification ahead of Sunday’s final stage. He won […]
Yaounde — Cameroon’s military says it has freed a senator who was held captive by separatists for a month along with other hostages. Cameroon’s military on Tuesday said it managed to rescue Senator Regina Mundi, after what a spokesman called two days of heavy battles with rebels who had taken her hostage. Military spokesman Serge […]
Despite its leading role in the AU’s highest decision-making body, Cameroon’s stance on African issues remains opaque. In April, Cameroon renewed a military cooperation agreement with Russia as Moscow intensified its offensive in Ukraine. The timing certainly supports Russia’s claim that its international isolation is relative. It also raises questions about Cameroon’s foreign policy at […]
With its hydroelectric plants hobbled by drought, the country is courting investors to grow a more stable solar energy supply Drought curbs Cameroon’s hydropower-heavy electricity supply Cameroonians suffer near daily blackouts and power rationing New solar energy projects will get 10-year tax breaks YAOUNDE, Cameroon, May 27 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Before the University of […]
Yaoundé — Officials from Gabon and Cameroon have agreed to retrace their nearly 300-kilometer border and to stop frequent clashes between border communities. At a meeting in Cameroon’s capital Thursday night, the two sides also agreed to jointly deploy their militaries to stop arms trafficking across the border. Officials from Cameroon and its southern neighbor […]
Yaounde — Cameron’s National Day on May 20 has been marked by running battles between government troops and separatists who imposed a lockdown, crippling business in English-speaking western regions. The military says at least 28 separatists who vowed to disrupt celebrations in English-speaking regions of the majority francophone nation were killed in violent battles. President […]
Yaounde — Human Rights Watch (HRW) says Cameroonian security forces are not protecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex, or LGBTI, people from violent attacks and are instead arresting victims. HRW said in a report this week that there has been an uptick in violence and abuse against LGBTI people in Cameroon as authorities continue […]
Amid growing resource scarcities, dozens have died and tens of thousands have been displaced by fighting triggered by a cow drowning. Last August, two struggling communities in the remote area of Logone-Birni engaged in a fierce and deadly battle that lasted nine days. The Chao-Arab herders and Mousgoum farmers and fishermen in the Far North […]
Yaoundé — World Red Cross Day, May 8, has been observed in Cameroon with hundreds of Red Cross workers in towns and villages across the central African state asking for greater recognition and protection by their communities. The humanitarian workers say although they have not reported deaths, Red Cross workers are often victims of battery, […]
Activist Cécile Ndjebet, of Cameroon, this week won the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award in recognition of her outstanding contribution to preserving forests and improving the lives of people who depend on them. Presented by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations […]
A veteran Cameroonian activist working to preserve her country’s forests, and improve the lives of people who depend on them, is the latest winner of a UN-backed international environmental prize. Cécile Ndjebet is the recipient of the 2022 Wangari Maathai Forest Champions Award by the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), which is chaired by the […]
In places such as Cameroon, Guinea Bissau, Rwanda or post-coup Mali, the media’s vigilance extends well beyond issues that matter to the public. Journalists are forced to watch their own backs — and data, too. Mancho Bibixy was pulled from his hideout in Bamenda, Cameroon, in the dead of night on January 17, 2017. In […]
Although locally produced drums are an integral part of music across various tribes in Cameroon, this traditionally handmade instrument is falling out of use due to the increased use of modern instruments. Drums are typically played at traditional cultural events, but some modern recording artists have shown an appreciation for their ancestors, too. “Our forefathers […]
Nairobi — Provide Aid, Expand Social Protection to Prevent Hunger Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has worsened the food security crisis in many African countries, Human Rights Watch said today. Many countries in East, West, Middle, and Southern Africa rely on Russia and Ukraine for a significant percentage of their wheat, fertilizer, or vegetable oils imports, […]