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Cameroon separatist leader's sentence could increase violence - analyst
Ayuk Tabe, a charismatic leader widely deemed as a moderate in the separatist movement, was convicted with nine others of charges including "terrorism and secession", the state's lawyer, Martin Luther Achet, told AFP.
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Cameroon anglophone separatist leader gets life sentence
Ayuk Tabe, a charismatic 54-year-old computer engineer by training, was the first self-proclaimed president of 'Ambazonia' - a breakaway state declared in October 2017 in two English-speaking regions of the central African country.
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Rights monitors sound alarm over 'neglected' Cameroon crisis
Two regions in Cameroon are in the grip of an armed campaign by English-speaking militants seeking independence from the francophone-majority country.
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Cameroon opposition denounces mass arrests
Maurice Kamto, the country's main opposition figure, who has been held in jail in Yaounde since January, issued a statement via his spokesman decrying 'excessive and unjustified use of violence' at the demonstrations held on Saturday.
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Cameroon crisis risks spiralling out of control - UN aid chief
At least 4.3 million people are in need of aid, a 30% increase from last year in what Mark Lowcock described as an 'under-reported' crisis in the central African country.
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11 sleeping civilians killed in Boko Haram attack
It was the deadliest Boko Haram raid in recent months in Cameroon. The bodies were ‘charred’, the source close to security services said.
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Cameroon jails 26 for one year over protest
The sentences for ‘illegal gathering and demonstration’ were issued on Monday by a court in Yaounde, says an attorney for opposition leader Maurice Kamto’s party.
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Cameroon opposition leader charged with 'rebellion'
The former government minister was arrested in the economic capital Douala on 28 January after his MRC party organised protests in cities against last October's election result, which they say was rigged.
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4 killed as hospital torched in Cameroon's anglophone west
The incident occurred in Kumba, a town which serves as the commercial hub for the anglophone region and which has been badly hit by the violence between separatists and Cameroon troops that began in October 2017.
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US cuts aid to Cameroon over human rights concerns
A State Department official said that the United States appreciated Cameroon's contributions in fighting Boko Haram extremists from neighboring Nigeria but had concerns about a deadly crackdown on a revolt at home.
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US cuts Cameroon military aid following human rights violations
Amnesty International and global media outlets have shown footage of Cameroonian soldiers shooting and killing civilians, including women with children strapped to their backs.
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Cameroon should keep borders open for Nigerian refugees - agency
The Norwegian Refugee Council says since November 2018, there has been a steep surge in displacement in northeast Nigeria, triggered by a spike in attacks.
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Cameroon’s main opposition leader Kamto arrested for protest
Maurice Kamto has been mobilising dissent against President Paul Biya since losing what he says was a fraudulent election in October.
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Protesters invade Cameroon embassy in Paris
Police forced them out of the building two hours later and onto the street, where they continued their protest outside the embassy.
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Suspected anglophone separatists 'kidnap 30' in Cameroon
Sources said the people were kidnapped after suspected separatists attacked buses plying the highway, one of the most dangerous roads in the country.
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Cameroon English-speaking separatists kidnap 15 in attack on town
One person died in the attack.
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Cameroon attack leaves one dead, several wounded
The attack, which also saw several houses set ablaze, came in the early hours at Bangourain, a town in a French-speaking region bordering the anglophone area in the country's western highlands.
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Morocco will not host 2019 Africa Cup of Nations: minister
Morocco and South Africa had been seen as the frontline contenders to host the competition, which is due to start on 15 June.
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Cameroon stripped of right to host 2019 African Nations Cup
The Confederation of African Football confirmed the unanimous decision after a meeting of its executive committee in Accra on Friday.
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D-day for 2019 Africa Cup of Nations hosts Cameroon
CAF inspectors recently travelled to the country, which last hosted the tournament in 1972, to check security, infrastructure, stadiums, and accommodation.
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Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon's anglophone region - church
The church suggested the priest may have been killed by the military.
