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18, April 2019
UN Economic Commission Chief urges Cameroon to ratify Africa free trade deal 0
The chief of the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) on Wednesday urged Cameroon to ratify the African Continental Free trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement. The agreement is the tool that is going to help Cameroon overcome “the storms” of the global economic environment, ECA Executive Secretary Vera Songwe said at the opening of the National […]
17, April 2019
Human Rights Watch calls for arrests in South Africa after attacks on foreigners 0
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged South African authorities to prosecute the perpetrators of deadly xenophobic violence that displaced some 300 Malawi migrants three weeks ago but has yielded no arrests. From March 25 to 27, mobs armed with metal rods and machetes broke into the homes of foreigners in Durban on South Africa’s east […]
17, April 2019
Algerian protests force head of Constitutional Council to resign 0
Thousands of protesters have taken to the streets across the country to call for the removal of interim President Abdel-Kader Bensalah, after their success in forcing the head of the Constitutional Council to resign. The controversial head of the country’s Constitutional Council quit on Tuesday bowing to weeks of anger from protesters. Pro-democracy protesters had […]
17, April 2019
Nobel Peace Prize winner calls for end of hostilities in Southern Cameroons 0
Leymah Roberta Gbowee, 2011 Noble Peace Prize winner, Liberian female peace activist, on Tuesday called for ending of disputes in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions that have been ravaged by war in the last two years. “As someone who has survived war and has lived through it, I will tell Cameroonians, war has never been the […]
17, April 2019
Biya regime holds workshop to lay groundwork for implementing AfCFTA 0
Cameroon organized a workshop in collaboration with the UN Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in the capital on Tuesday to lay the groundwork for the implementation of Africa Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA). Government officials said the two-day workshop gives Cameroon the opportunity to assess what the country will benefit from the agreement. “We are […]
16, April 2019
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Women Fleeing Violence Use Moss As Tampons 0
Women who have fled into the bushes from the conflict in English-speaking regions of Cameroon are using moss squashed into balls as tampons, risking infection. One 16-year-old explained to BBC Focus on Africa the challenges she is facing since she left her home: Quote Message: There is no way we can get sanitary towels in […]
16, April 2019
Douala: Customs seizes tonnes of smuggled drugs and fuel 0
Cameroon customs seized tonnes of smuggled drugs and fuel in the economic capital, Douala, late Sunday in its latest move to curb the inflow of “overseas dangerous and illicit” drugs and goods into the country, customs officials said in a statement Monday. According to the customs, the drugs including 100,051 tramadol pills, 100,072 combiart tablets […]
16, April 2019
AFCON 2019: Shameless Cameroon unveil new kit 0
2017 Africa Cup of Nations champions, Cameroon have unveiled new kit ahead of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. The unveiling was done in Yaoundé as the team continued its preparations for the biennial tournament. The team maintained its fitted and round neck style which is known for in the past but the dark green […]
16, April 2019
Southern Cameroons War: 3 Restoration Forces, 4 French Cameroun soldiers killed in clashes 0
At least three armed separatists and four members of the government forces died Sunday night in violent clashes in Bali, a locality in the Northwest, one of the two war-torn English-speaking regions of Cameroon, local sources said. “Civilians have fled the area and fighting is intensifying. I saw three corpses when I was escaping. Many […]
18, April 2019
Yaounde, Abuja discuss return of 4,000 Nigerian refugees 0
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Cameroon officials said Wednesday they are concluding arrangements with neighboring Nigeria for the return of 4,000 Nigerian refugees to their country by April 29. The refugees from Minawao camp, the only official refugee camp in Cameroon’s Far North region, voluntarily opted to return home, according to the region’s governor Midjiyawa Bakari. “We have agreed with […]