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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.

    1133 days ago
  • FILE: Maurice Kamto, leader of the Cameroonian opposition party Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1170 days ago
  • FILE: In this file photo taken on 30 September 2018, Maurice Kamto, leader of the Cameroonian opposition party Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC) addresses supporters during a campaign rally for the presidential elections in Yaounde. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1198 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian general Donatien Nouma Melingui, in charge of military operations in the South-West Region of Cameroon stands by a national flag at the 21st Motorised Infantry Brigade headquarter on 26 April 2018 in Buea. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1199 days ago
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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.

    1203 days ago
  • In this photograph taken on on 28 September 2018, soldiers conduct the daily flag-lowering ceremony at the Force Multinationale Mixte (FMM) Sector No. 1 based in Mora, Cameroon's Far North Region. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1204 days ago
  • FILE: A picture taken on 8 November 2018 shows the refugee camp of Baga Sola in Southern Chad, where more than 10,000 refugees and internal displaced coming from Chad, Nigeria, Niger and Camerun found a shelter from Boko Haram's threat. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1211 days ago
  • FILE: Maurice Kamto, leader of the Cameroonian opposition party Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1213 days ago
  • A screengrab of some of the protesters filmed invading Cameroon embassy in Paris.

    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.

    1215 days ago
  • Picture: Pixabay.com

    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.

    1226 days ago
  • FILE: Supporters of Cameroonian President Paul Biya celebrate his re-election in Yaoundé on 6 November 2018. Picture: AFP

    Cameroon English-speaking separatists kidnap 15 in attack on town

    One person died in the attack.

    1246 days ago
  • Cameroon flag. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    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.

    1249 days ago
  • Picture: Freeimages.com

    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.

    1260 days ago
  • FILE: Vice President of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Amaju Pinnink, President of CAF Ahmad Ahmad and Acting general secretary of CAF Essadik Alaoui look on during a press conference after an extraordinary meeting with CAF executives at the Kempinski Hotel in Accra on 30 November 2018. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1272 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroon’s players celebrate with the trophy at the end of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations final football match between Egypt and Cameroon at the Stade de l’Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on 5 February 2017. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1274 days ago
  • FILE: Residents from the Western region in Cameroon arrive at the bus terminal in Buea following renewed clashed in the restive anglophone region on 15 July 2018. Picture: AFP

    Kenyan priest killed in Cameroon's anglophone region - church

    The church suggested the priest may have been killed by the military.

    1281 days ago
  • Flag of Cameroon. Picture: Wikimedia Commons.

    25 separatists killed in Cameroon - security officials

    Photos obtained by AFP from a source close to the security services showed about 10 bodies lined up on the ground. Weapons, mainly shotguns, were placed alongside.

    1289 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian general Donatien Nouma Melingui, in charge of military operations in the South-West Region of Cameroon stands by a national flag at the 21st Motorised Infantry Brigade headquarter on 26 April 2018 in Buea. Picture: AFP

    Kidnappers free last of 80 Cameroon schoolboys

    Armed men seized the children, their principal and other adults in Bamenda, a centre of the country’s troubled English-speaking region where separatists are fighting to form a breakaway republic called Ambazonia.

    1290 days ago
  • Prominent journalist and TV presenter from Cameroon, Mimi Mefo. Picture: @mimi.mefo/Facebook.com.

    Cameroon journalist freed after state security charge

    Mimi Mefo was charged by a military tribunal on Wednesday and placed in preventive detention in the commercial capital Douala, lawyer Alice Nkom said.

    1292 days ago
  • Prominent journalist and TV presenter from Cameroon, Mimi Mefo. Picture: @mimi.mefo/Facebook.com.

    Journalist jailed in Cameroon for 'attacking state security'

    Mimi Mefo was charged by a military tribunal and placed in preventive detention in the New-Bell prison in Cameroon's commercial capital Douala, lawyer Alice Nkom said.

    1294 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian general Donatien Nouma Melingui, in charge of military operations in the South-West Region of Cameroon stands by a national flag at the 21st Motorized Infantry Brigade headquarter on 26 April 2018 in Buea. Picture: AFP

    More details emerge of operation to free kidnapped Cameroon pupils

    Armed separatist militants on Monday stormed a school in Bamenda, capital of the Northwest Region, seizing 79 schoolboys and three adults, prompting urgent calls for their release.

    1295 days ago
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