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26, January 2019
UN says 32,000 Ambazonians seeking refuge in Nigeria 0
The United Nations has said that no fewer than 32,000 Southern Cameroonians fleeing insecurity and violence are currently taking refuge in Nigeria. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Cameroon, Ms Allegra Baiocchi, while presenting the 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan for the country, described the situation in the country as “forgotten crisis”. Baiocchi and Cameroon’s Civil […]
26, January 2019
Sudan: Former Prime Minister calls for President Bashir to quit as protests mount 0
The leader of Sudan’s largest opposition party, Sadiq al-Mahdi, called on President Omar al-Bashir’s government to heed protesters and resign in an address to supporters at a mosque across the River Nile from Khartoum Friday. “This regime has to go immediately,” Mahdi told hundreds of worshippers at a mosque in Omdurman, the twin city of […]
26, January 2019
Brazil: 7 dead, 150 missing after dam collapses in South East 0
A dam collapse in southeastern Brazil unleashed a torrent of mud on a riverside town and surrounding farmland Friday, leaving several people dead and 150 more missing. Rescuers arrived at the scene of the incident, which has so far left at least seven people dead, according to officials. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was to visit the […]
26, January 2019
Southern Cameroons War Crimes Tribunal Issues List of War Crimes Suspects 0
The Southern Cameroons Special Tribunal Coordination Committee (SCSTCC) has announced an initial list of war crimes suspects including two Cameroonian government military units implicated in war crimes and torture of civilians. The list is a work in progress and the allegations are not yet proven though in many cases video, eyewitness evidence and the public […]
25, January 2019
US: Trump’s election adviser Roger Stone arrested by FBI over Russia probe 0
US President Donald Trump’s longtime ally and presidential campaign adviser, Roger Stone, has been arrested over charges that he obstructed US Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into possible collusion between the Trump election campaign and Russia before the 2016 US presidential election. Stone was arrested Friday by FBI agents at his home in Fort Lauderdale, […]
25, January 2019
Kidnapped Southern Cameroons Bishop visits UK 0
Bishop Michael Bibi, Auxiliary Bishop of Bamenda, Cameroon, visited Portsmouth and celebrated Mass on Sunday 20 January at St John’s Cathedral in a break during a visit to Rome. Portsmouth and Bamenda dioceses have been twinned since 1974. Ten Portsmouth priests have served in Cameroon; four priests from Bamenda are currently working in the Portsmouth […]
25, January 2019
Biya Regime Struggles to Aid IDPs in Southern Cameroons 0
Cameroon is struggling to get humanitarian aid to hundreds of thousands of people who fled areas of separatist unrest, some of them trapped by the fighting. Meanwhile, authorities’ calls for separatists to disarm and be pardoned are failing as rehabilitation centers remain empty. A group of twelve kids gather water in the early morning hours […]
25, January 2019
UN says Cameroon today can no longer be a forgotten crisis 0
Around 4.3 million Cameroonians, mostly women and children, are now in need of lifesaving assistance, the UN announced on Thursday, presenting it’s 2019 Humanitarian Response Plan for the West African country, in coordination with the Government and aid partners. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Cameroon, Ms. Allegra Baiocchi, and Cameroon’s Civil Protection Director, Ms. Yap Mariatou, […]
25, January 2019
Catholics save lives in Cameroon as fighting intensifies 0
An ambulance dispatched by a Catholic Church-run hospital in Cameroon continued saving lives this month amid fresh outbreaks of violence between the military and armed groups. Elengu Noella, 27, told voanews.com that the vehicle whisked her and four other women to safety during a firefight between security personnel and separatists but two of her three children were […]
26, January 2019
5 students, 2 lawyers kidnapped in Southern Cameroons 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Five students and two lawyers were abducted early Friday in the two war-torn Cameroon English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest, according to local authorities. The students were kidnapped from a private secondary school in Bamenda of Northwest. The two lawyers were abducted in Buea of Southwest, according to local authorities. “The students were on their […]