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Cameroon police use tear gas to break up protest

By AFP

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...

  • French President Emmanuel Macron greets Cameroon President Paul Biya prior to a dinner with the participants of the Paris Peace Forum at the Elysee Palace, in Paris, on 11 November 2019. Picture: AFP

    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.

    914 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroon President Paul Biya. Picture: AFP

    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.

    962 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Picture: facebook.com

    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.

    980 days ago
  • The longevity in power of African heads of state. Picture: AFP

    Africa's longest-reigning heads of state

    The longevity in power of African heads of state.

    1194 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.

    1207 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.

    1209 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.

    1240 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Picture: facebook.com

    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.

    1291 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroon president Paul Biya. Picture: AFP

    Cameroon leader Paul Biya’s inauguration overshadowed by mass kidnapping

    The school’s headmaster, teacher and a driver were taken along with the children.

    1291 days ago
  • Cameroon President Paul Biya. Picture: AFP

    Cameroon President Biya re-elected with 71.3 % of vote

    Official results of the 7 October ballot were announced in a state television broadcast.

    1306 days ago
  • FILE: Maurice Kamto, leader of the Cameroonian opposition party Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon. Picture: AFP.

    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.

    1311 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Picture: facebook.com

    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.

    1346 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroonian President Paul Biya. Picture: facebook.com

    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.

    1368 days ago
  • FILE: Cameroon president Paul Biya. Picture: AFP

    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.

    1407 days ago
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