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8, December 2018
Biya’s Creation Of A Disarmament Committee Amid Skepticism 0
Cameroon says it has created a committee to disarm and reintegrate hundreds of separatist fighters and Boko Haram terrorists who put down their weapons. But analysts say the committee has a long road ahead in English-speaking regions, where fighting between the government and separatists has intensified. Ngoran Nora read the names of 30 people whose […]
7, December 2018
Amnesty censures South Sudan over rising number of executions 0
Amnesty International has denounced a rise in the use of the death sentence in South Sudan, urging the world’s youngest nation to “stop signing execution orders.” The London-based rights group said in a statement on Friday that seven people were executed this year, including one who was a child when convicted of murder. It said […]
7, December 2018
Gunmen attack Senator Buh Sule 0
Unknown gunmen have reportedly attacked Senator Buh Sule Tegha en route to Wum, Menchum County today in Bambui. We gathered from a reliable source deep within the Ambazonia Defense Council that Senator Buh Sule was accompanied by his wife and driver when he came under attack. The Senator’s wife sustained life threatening wounds and she […]
7, December 2018
The Ambazonian Trial in Yaounde 0
A separatist leader from the anglophone west of Cameroon went on trial Thursday on charges of”terrorism” and “secession” over unrest that has claimedhundreds of lives. Julius Sisiku Ayuk Tabe, president of the self-declared “Republic of Ambazonia”, was arrested in neighbouring Nigeria and extradited to Cameroon in January this year along with 46 others. The military […]
7, December 2018
Churches turned into military barracks, people killed: Ambazonia Christians cry out 0
Cameroonian Christians are crying out against the ongoing violence in their country, where churches are being converted into military barracks and believers are forced to flee. “We need peace and the United Nations intervention,” a Methodist Christian, whose identity wasn’t revealed, told Protestant Digital. “Many people die every day, homes and villages are burned, there […]
7, December 2018
Yaounde Military Tribunal: Ambazonian Interim President, 9 others to remain in custody 0
A Cameroonian military court Thursday resolved to continue detaining some 10 activists accused of terrorism, secession, civil war and revolution. The judge, Col Abega Mbezoa Eko Eko, ruled that the hearing will continue on January 10, 2019. He said the court needed more time to update a list of witnesses and properly serve the defence […]
7, December 2018
Top US diplomat in Africa says Ambazonia crisis could get ‘much, much worse’ 0
The top U.S. diplomat in Africa says the separatist crisis in Cameroon could get much worse, saying “the last thing we need” is growing radicalization in response to the actions of security forces. Tibor Nagy told reporters on Thursday that the situation in the Central African nation is worsening by the day and “worrying me […]
6, December 2018
Yaoundé Military Tribunal Begins Trial of Ambazonian Leader 0
Journalists and the general public are barred from witnessing Ambazonian Acting President, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe and nine others facing charges of terrorism and treasonable felony in the Yaoundé Military Tribunal. The trial of the detained Southern Cameroons leader finally commenced today, with the Yaounde Military Tribunal providing shields obstructing journalists and the public from […]
6, December 2018
What Biya’s reintegration of Boko Haram fighters means 0
The National Committee for Disarmament, Demobilisation and Reintegration has been set up in Cameroon. A statement from the Cameroonian government said that the program aims to provide “a framework for the reception and social reintegration of ex Boko Haram militants and members of armed groups operating in the North and South West regions of the country.” […]
8, December 2018
US DEMOCRATIC SENATORS RAISE ALARM OVER HUMAN RIGHTS IN CAMEROON 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
Today, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) led a letter signed by a group of Democratic Senators to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo raising deep concerns about violations of human rights, the breakdown in the rule of law, and elections fraud in Cameroon. In addition to Senator Van Hollen, the letter was signed by […]