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Cameroon police use tear gas to break up protest
Marchers converged at a major intersection in a working-class district of Douala, shouting slogans such as "Enough Is Enough" and "Paul Biya Must Go" before...
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Open letter to President Macron on human rights abuses in Cameroon
A group of intellectuals, writers, and human rights lawyers is urging France to use its considerable influence on the government of President Paul Biya to help stop the murders and atrocities perpetrated in the country.
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Cameroon opens dialogue to end anglophone separatist crisis
Nearly 3,000 people have died and half a million fled their homes since fighting broke out in 2017 between the army and insurgents who want independence for Cameroon's two English-speaking provinces.
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Cameroon separatist leader says Biya's dialogue call a 'non-event'
Paul Biya on Tuesday announced that he intends to open a major "national dialogue" later this month in a bid to solve the conflict between security forces and armed separatists from the anglophone minority in the west.
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Africa's longest-reigning heads of state
The longevity in power of African heads of state.
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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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Cameroon English-speaking separatists kidnap 15 in attack on town
One person died in the attack.
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Cameroon leader tells separatists to down arms after kidnapping
Clashes between a secessionist movement and the army began more than a year ago in west Cameroon, killing over 400 civilians.
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Cameroon leader Paul Biya’s inauguration overshadowed by mass kidnapping
The school’s headmaster, teacher and a driver were taken along with the children.
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Cameroon President Biya re-elected with 71.3 % of vote
Official results of the 7 October ballot were announced in a state television broadcast.
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Cameroon court hears calls for ‘irregular’ election to be annulled
President Paul Biya is widely expected to extend his 36-year rule by winning a seventh term, making him one of Africa’s longest-serving leaders.
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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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Cameroon's President Biya plans bid for seventh term in office
Paul Biya, who came to power in 1982 when his predecessor retired, is seeking a seventh term in office that could see the 85-year-old rule well into his 90s.
