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1, February 2019
Francophone Crisis: Maurice Kamto faces 8 charges 0
The lawyer for Cameroon’s arrested main opposition leader says he now faces eight charges including sedition, insurrection and inciting violence. Christopher Ndong told The Associated Press Thursday that Maurice Kamto also faces charges that include hostility against the fatherland and disruption of peace. If he is found guilty, he could face five years to life […]
1, February 2019
Premier League: Fulham beat three rivals to sign Cameroon defender 0
Slavia Prague defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui is set for a Deadline Day move to the Premier League, we can reveal. Ngadeu-Ngadjui is ready to fly into the UK to finalise a move, with Fulham having won the race for his signature. Cardiff, Crystal Palace and Derby County also asked about the Cameroon international – who was […]
1, February 2019
Biya regime rapidly destabilizing as government forces fight on two fronts 0
Senior Cameroon military leaders have assembled the country’s armed forces in light of recent security vulnerabilities. Troops have been ordered to stand by at their headquarters in Yaounde to await deployment assignments. In a recent report, officials say the military is redeploying more resources to hotspots around the country. ISWAP, best known as Boko Haram, […]
31, January 2019
Francophone Crisis: Pressure on Biya to free Maurice Kamto 0
Human rights groups and activists are appealing to the Cameroonian authorities to immediately release opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who was arrested in the economic capital Douala on Monday night. Prof Kamto was reportedly whisked away to the Judicial Police Headquarters in the capital Yaoundé. The area was cordoned off and no one, including his lawyers […]
31, January 2019
Biya Regime Summons French, German Envoys Over Embassy Violence 0
Cameroon summoned French and German envoys to protest “violence and vandalism” during opposition demonstrations at the central African nation’s embassies in Paris and Berlin. The two European host governments failed to provide ample diplomatic and consular protection during the Jan. 26 protests by backers of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, in violation of international conventions, Cameroon’s […]
31, January 2019
UK army accused of targeting children with recruitment scheme 0
The British army’s controversial recruitment policy has sparked fresh criticism as minor children interested in video games have been encouraged to join the military. A report by The Guardian newspaper on Wednesday showed that the British army had sent a military magazine to teenage gamers, calling on them to join its ranks. The report said […]
31, January 2019
RSF Calls for Release of Two Cameroonian Newspaper Reporters 0
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for the immediate and unconditional release of two newspaper reporters who were arrested while covering a meeting of members of Cameroon’s opposition at a home in Douala, the economic capital, on the evening of 28 January. Théodore Tchopa and David Eyengue, who work for one of the leading Cameroonian dailies […]
31, January 2019
Biya Francophone regime accused of ‘decapitating’ opposition party 0
Cameroon’s main opposition MRC on Tuesday accused authorities of trying to “decapitate” the party after its leader Maurice Kamto was arrested in the country’s economic capital Douala. Mr Kamto, who came second in last year’s presidential election which he claims was fixed, was detained on Monday at the home of another politician, prompting some 300 […]
31, January 2019
Nigeria to Commence Repatriation of Refugees from Cameroon 0
The Honourable Minister of Interior Lt Gen (rtd) Abdulrahman Bello Dambazau has said that Nigeria is collaborating with UNHCR through the Technical Working Group to actualize the voluntary repatriation of the refugees in safety and dignity. Gen. Dambazau disclosed this during the opening ceremony of the Technical Session of the Second Regional Protection Dialogue on […]
1, February 2019
Norwegian refugee agency tasks Biya regime on admission of 30,000 Nigerians 0
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The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) has pleaded with the Cameroonian government to accommodate 30,000 Nigerians that fled from recent attacks in Rann, Borno State The Country Director in Nigeria, Eric Batonon, in a statement yesterday in Maiduguri, said: “The Norwegian Refugee Council is alarmed by the massive displacement of 30,000 people from the Nigerian town […]