7, September 2020
Yaoundé holding prominent Southern Cameroonians incommunicado 0
Cameroon Intelligence Report has gathered from reliable sources in Yaoundé that the Biya Francophone regime is denying imprisoned Southern Cameroons activists and French Cameroun pro-democracy campaigners contact with their family members and lawyers.
Information filtered recently to our Yaoundé city reporter that Ministers Paul Atanga Nji and Laurent Esso of the ministries of Territorial Administration and Justice appear intent on making certain Ambazonia and French Cameroun detainees including their loved ones suffer by denying them the ability to meet each other and know for certain that they are still alive.
A member of the legal team representing President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and his top aides was quoted as saying that “All prisoners be they from Southern Cameroons or supporters of Prof Maurice Kamto should be allowed unfettered communication with their families and the world outside their prison cells.”
Several family members of leading Southern Cameroons detainees are still seeking Cameroon government permission to visit loved ones being held in incommunicado detention by the French Cameroun regime in Yaoundé. Many Southern Cameroonians including President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe have gone on hunger strike.
Cameroon Intelligence Report understands several of the Southern Cameroons detainees are being held in solitary confinement and facing torture and sexual harassment.
By Rita Akana in Yaounde
7, September 2020
French Cameroun: US Embassy issues security alert 0
Location: Cameroon’s Border with Chad and Kousseri, Far North Region
The U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé informs U.S. citizens that it has received information that as of September 2020, extremists were reportedly considering kidnapping unidentified foreigners in the Far North region of Cameroon and bordering areas inside Chad. The kidnapping events could occur in major cities in these areas, to include Kousseri or N’Djamena. We have no further information on the timing, method, or targets of the allegedly planned kidnappings.
Actions to Take:
As stated in the State Department Cameroon Travel Advisory, travel to the Far North Region is strongly discouraged.
Review your personal security plans.
Stay alert in public places, including schools, hospitals, government facilities, places of worship, tourist locations, and transportation hubs.
Vary your times and routes; change patterns that have become predictable or routine.
Remain aware of your surroundings and keep a low profile.
Always carry proof of your legal presence in Cameroon, such as a U.S. passport with a valid visa, or a residency card. Since Cameroon does not recognize dual citizenship, U.S. citizens of Cameroonian descent should never attempt to use a Cameroonian passport or identification card.