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31, January 2019
Amnesty International calls for ‘immediate’ release of Maurice Kamto 0
Amnesty International on Tuesday called for the “immediate and unconditional” release of Maurice Kamto, leader of Cameroon’s opposition MRC, after he was arrested in the country’s economic capital Douala. Kamto, who came second in October’s presidential election which he claims was rigged, was detained on Monday at the home of another politician, prompting some 300 […]
30, January 2019
Francophone Crisis: Whereabouts of Maurice Kamto remain unkown 0
The whereabouts of Cameroon’s opposition leader Maurice Kamto remain unknown. This follows his arrest on Monday night in Douala alongside several other members of his party, the Cameroon Renaissance Movement. He was arrested at another politician’s home in the country’s economic capital Douala following weekend protests against President Paul Biya. The opposition leader still claims […]
30, January 2019
Yellow Vests: Are France’s working poor being left behind? 0
France enjoys a reputation for having a generous social safety net that provides well for the least fortunate. But weeks of Yellow Vest unrest have highlighted that many French citizens live in lingering economic uncertainty. France ranks among the countries that most generously redistribute resources from rich to poor, and yet great disparities in wealth […]
30, January 2019
Electricity-hungry Cameroon boosts solar energy in push for rural power 0
Adrienne Ngonou’s 25-seat restaurant used to open from 8 am to 5 pm, shutting it doors as the sun began to go down. But these days it’s open until 11 pm – and her profits have tripled. “We now sell both during the day and late in the night because of the constant electricity supply,” […]
30, January 2019
Francophone Crisis: Two Journalists Detained While Covering Opposition Gathering 0
Authorities in Cameroon should immediately release journalists Théodore Tchopa and David Eyengue Nzima, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. The two journalists, from privately owned daily newspaper Le Jour, were arrested yesterday while covering an opposition gathering in Douala, Denis Nkwebo, their deputy editor in chief and the president of the Cameroonian journalists’ trade […]
30, January 2019
French Cameroun Crisis: Opposition Vows to Defy Paul Biya’s Government 0
Cameroonians are taking their grievances against the regime of President Paul Biya to the world. Over the weekend, Cameroonians occupied the embassies of their country in Berlin and Paris, to support protests back home. Protests continued on Monday in the capital, Yaounde, outside a police station, after at least six people – including opposition municipal […]
29, January 2019
Thousands flee Nigerian city into Cameroon fearing Boko Haram attack 0
Around 30,000 people fled into Cameroon from the Nigerian city of Rann during the weekend, fearing an attack by Boko Haram militants, the U.N. refugee agency said on Tuesday. UNHCR spokesman Babar Baloch told a regular U.N. briefing in Geneva that the exodus followed the departure of Cameroonian forces who had moved to secure the […]
29, January 2019
Republic of Cameroon: French-English Divide Can Be Lethal in This African Nation 0
Cyprain fled his home when separatist fighters in Cameroon’s Northwest region threatened to kill him after he served government soldiers at his roadside bar. He’s one of a growing number of civilians trapped between the army and roaming gangs of English-speaking insurgents fighting to break away from the majority-Francophone nation. The conflict has decimated the […]
29, January 2019
Francophone Crisis: MRC Party Condemns Arrest of Leaders 0
The Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC) has denounced the arrest of its leaders including the National Chairman, Prof Maurice Kamto. The man widely believed to have won the October 7 presidential election was arrested on Monday in Douala with some of the members of the National Executive Committee of his party. Cameroon Concord […]
31, January 2019
Africa Cup of Nations: Comoros lodge Cameroon complaint 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, Sports
The Comoros Football Federation (FFC) has lodged a case at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas) over Cameroon’s participation at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. A post on social media from the general manager of the Comoros team, Ben Amir Saadi, confirmed the move. The Comoros believe that Cameroon should be excluded from […]