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Scores escape in anglophone Cameroon jailbreak
At least 80 inmates in Cameroon's restive English-speaking northwest escaped after gunmen stormed their prison overnight and allegedly battered down the prisoners' cell doors.
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Cameroon soldiers arrested for killing suspected Boko Haram sympathisers
Authorities in Yaoundè, who initially dismissed footage of the killings as fake news, now say seven soldiers have been arrested.
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Cameroon vows 'calm' election despite anglophone violence
Cameroon's two minority English-speaking regions, the North-West and South-West, have been hit by almost daily acts of violence that have left more than a hundred people dead and about 200,000 displaced since late 2016.
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Cameroon opposition chief blames violence on Biya
Dozens of people have been killed, including at least 80 soldiers and police officers, and about 200,000 people have been forced to flee their homes.
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How robots are helping Cameroon’s women get into work
Scientist Janet Fofang is introducing the next generation of female workers to artificial intelligence.
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Separatists have killed 84 troops since September 2017: Cameroon
The unrest in the oil- and cocoa-producing Southwest and Northwest regions often involves hit-and-run attacks by insurgents on the army.
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Dozens killed in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region
Agbor Balla Nkongho, a local human rights lawyer and activist, told Reuters that at least 34 bodies were found on Friday in Menka.
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Cameroon security forces free 18 hostages in Anglophone region
Issa Tchiroma Bakary said the 18 individuals who were freed on Monday, including six Cameroonian municipal officials, had been kidnapped.
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Cameroon’s aging Paul Biya calls first Cabinet meeting since 2015
The octogenarian has ruled virtually by decree since taking over from a retired predecessor in 1982 and then winning an election by 99.98% a year later.
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Cameroon separatists kill three soldiers in overnight attack
The attack in the town of Kembong came hours after President Paul Biya said in a televised address that the situation in Anglophone Cameroon was stable, despite ongoing widespread fighting.
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'We are in a war': Cameroon unrest confronted by army offensive
Colonel Didier Badjeck said claims that houses were burned and people shot in Bole last week were 'totally false'.
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At least 15,000 Cameroonian refugees flee to Nigeria amid crackdown
More than 8,000 refugees have been registered in the southeastern state of Cross River alone, said Antonio Jose Canhandula, the UNHCR representative in Nigeria.
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Cameroon separatist leader taken into custody in Nigeria - sources
The once-fringe Anglophone movement in majority Francophone Cameroon has gathered pace in the last few months following a military crackdown on protests.
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[ANALYSIS] 5 things we learnt about democracy in Africa in 2017
The past 12 months provided further evidence of the danger of democratic backsliding in Africa. But it also saw powerful presidents suffer embarrassing setbacks in a number of countries.
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Cameroon govt forces accused of murder, rape
Cameroon’s government has ordered thousands of villagers to leave their homes in the Anglophone southwest region as it deploys troops to root out armed separatists who have vowed to loosen Biya’s long grip on power.
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Cameroon secessionists kill 6 soldiers, police - president
Dozens of civilians have been killed since October after the government cracked down on members of a movement protesting their perceived marginalisation.
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After Mugabe, African leaders wonder what next
Supporters of long-serving African leaders dismiss parallels with Zimbabwe, where Robert Mugabe’s former deputy is about to take power with military and public backing
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4 security forces killed in Cameroon separatist attacks
A government crackdown on the separatists has killed dozens of people since October and driven many into the arms of a once-fringe separatist movement.
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At least 17 killed in Cameroon separatist clashes – Amnesty
Amnesty International told Reuters that the victims died across several towns in the two Anglophone regions bordering Nigeria.
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At least 8 dead amid Cameroon Anglophone protests
The protests, which began late last year, have become a lightning rod for opposition to President Paul Biya’s 35-year rule.
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Cameroon police, army move to block Anglophone protests
Businesses were shuttered in the regions’ main cities, Buea and Bamenda, where military helicopters circled overhead.
