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Cameroon

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 07:53:50 GMT
Cameroon, Central African Republic Agree to Demarcate Border
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon and the Central African Republic have agreed to demarcate several hundred kilometers of their shared border. The countries have have competing claims to villages and towns along the porous, undefined border. The two sides al...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 06:34:00 GMT
How Mugisha Overcame a Difficult Start to Win Tour Du Cameroun
[New Times] Moise Mugisha, the newly crowned Tour du Cameroun champion and his teammates received a heroes' welcome in Kigali on Tuesday after Team Rwanda dominated the race that concluded on Sunday, June 12.

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:00:56 GMT
Cameroonians Protest After Hospital Torched
[VOA] Yaounde -- In Cameroon, hundreds of people have protested attacks on schools, churches, and clinics in the country's troubled west after a hospital in the city of Mamfe was torched. Cameroon's military and separatists traded blame for last week...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 05:38:29 GMT
Moise Mugisha Wins Tour Du Cameroun
[New Times] Moïse Mugisha on Sunday, June 13 was crowned the winner of the Tour du Cameroun 2022 race.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 07:35:18 GMT
Patrick Mboma Appointed Indomitable Lions Ambassador
[CAF] Former Cameroon goal poacher Henri Patrick Mboma Dem, has been appointed Ambassador of the Indomitable Lions.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 06:58:56 GMT
Govt Deploys Troops After Deadly Separatist Attack On Military Post
[VOA] Njitapon, Cameroon -- Cameroon's military on Thursday said it deployed about a hundred troops to the French-speaking village of Njitapon, after 35 anglophone separatists attacked the outpost.

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 07:50:46 GMT
Troops Kill 9 Civilians in Separatist Region
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military says it has arrested four of its troops for the killing of nine civilians, including four women and a baby. A military spokesman says the troops fired on villagers after not getting any help in their search for a ...

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 13:33:02 GMT
Marie-Alix De Putter, President of the Bluemind Foundation, Named 'Best Woman Leader in Africa'
[New Dawn] The French-Cameroonian Marie-Alix de Putter, President of the Bluemind Foundation and CEO of HEMLEY Productions, named "Best Woman Leader in Africa" (special mention) at the 2022 edition of the Africa Investments Forum & Awards (AIFA).

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:37:39 GMT
Red Cross Appeals for Aid to Support Fleeing Cameroonian Refugees
[Premium Times] "Our personnel have been very busy attending to the influx of these refugees, many of whom are severely wounded."

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 07:45:23 GMT
Children Protest Abuses in Separatist Conflict
[VOA] Yaounde -- Several hundred children marched through the streets of Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, on June 6 holding placards that called for an end to the use of child soldiers in the country's separatist conflict, as well as other abuses to chi...

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 06:37:51 GMT
Locusts in Cameroon - From Pest to Seasonal Asset
[New Frame] People fleeing the wartorn north-west region are catching grasshoppers, plucking, spicing, cooking and selling them. The profit helps keep children in school and households fed.

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 07:54:25 GMT
Suluhu Hassan Congratulates Serengeti Girls for Beating Cameroon 1 - 0
[Daily News] President Samia Suluhu Hassan sent a congratulatory message to the U-17 National women's soccer team, Serengeti Girls for their victory over Cameroon on Sunday and subsequently qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.

Mon, 06 Jun 2022 06:02:46 GMT
Cameroon, CAR Join Forces to Fight Rebels On Border
[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- A commission of senior security and state officials from the troubled Central African Republic and Cameroon has agreed to jointly fight armed C.A.R. rebels they say are fleeing intensive fighting and infiltrating refugee ca...

Fri, 03 Jun 2022 06:39:50 GMT
Central African Republic Refugees Leave Cameroon On Promises of Peace
[VOA] Gado Badzere, Cameroon -- Central African Republic refugees in Cameroon have started returning home after fleeing political and sectarian violence there since 2014. There are around 300,000 C.A.R. refugees in Cameroon, most of them women and ch...

Tue, 31 May 2022 14:19:49 GMT
Military Frees Senator, Other Separatist Hostages
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon's military says it has freed a senator who was held captive by separatists for a month along with other hostages.

Mon, 30 May 2022 12:20:19 GMT
Cameroon's Missed Foreign Policy Potential in Africa
[ISS] Despite its leading role in the AU's highest decision-making body, Cameroon's stance on African issues remains opaque.

Mon, 30 May 2022 06:02:56 GMT
Donors Distribute Sanitary Pads to Girls Displaced By Crisis On World Menstrual Hygiene Day
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameroon observed World Menstrual Hygiene Day Saturday with donors and health workers distributing reusable sanitary pads to several hundred poor girls displaced by terrorism and the country's separatist crisis. Some of the girls sai...

Sat, 28 May 2022 07:45:14 GMT
Cameroon Slashes Taxes to Tap Its Solar Power Potential
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] With its hydroelectric plants hobbled by drought, the country is courting investors to grow a more stable solar energy supply

Fri, 27 May 2022 14:16:01 GMT
Cameroon, Gabon Agree to Better Demarcate Border, Stop Conflict
[VOA] Yaoundé -- Officials from Gabon and Cameroon have agreed to retrace their nearly 300-kilometer border and to stop frequent clashes between border communities. At a meeting in Cameroon's capital Thursday night, the two sides also agreed to join...

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:52:56 GMT
Cycling - Sempoma Summons Team Rwanda for Tour Du Cameroon
[New Times] The national cycling team head coach, Felix Sempoma, has announced a six-man roster that he will use ahead of the Tour du Cameroun 2022m slated for June 4-12.

Thu, 26 May 2022 06:25:58 GMT
Police Rescue 70 Children From Illegal Detention Camp
[VOA] Police in northern Cameroon said they have freed 70 children from an illegal disciplinary camp, where the children say they were left by their parents to be chained and beaten. According to authorities, camp workers were detained and the injure...

Tue, 24 May 2022 06:45:37 GMT
Villagers Protest Iron Ore Mining Deal with China
[VOA] Cameroonian authorities say Monday several hundred civilians took to the streets of Lolabe, a small coastal village on the banks of the Atlantic Ocean. The civilians said they were protesting the recent deal signed by the government for iron or...

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:37:01 GMT
India 2022 - Luvanga Nets Hat Trick As Tanzania Stun Cameroon in Yaounde
[CAF] The Serengeti Girls of Tanzania edged closer to a maiden qualification after they defeated the baby Lionesses of Cameroon 4-1 in the first leg, final round qualifiers for the India 2022 FIFA U17 Women's World Cup in Yaounde on Sunday.

Mon, 23 May 2022 14:36:58 GMT
Cameroon - African Football Legends Celebrates Milla At 70
[CAF] Football Legends from across the Continent, were in Cameroon over the weekend, to celebrate the 70th birthday of former Cameroon international Albert Roger Milla.

Mon, 23 May 2022 05:50:22 GMT
FAP Stun REG Out of BAL 2022
[New Times] Rwanda Energy Group (REG) suffered an early elimination from the Basketball Africa League (BAL) 2022 after a surprise 63-66 defeat by Cameroon's Forces Armées et Police (FAP) Basketball Club in a quarter final match played on Saturday, M...

Fri, 20 May 2022 14:23:34 GMT
Violence, Lockdown, Running Battles Paralyze Cameroon Day in Western Regions
[VOA] Yaounde -- Cameron's National Day on May 20 has been marked by running battles between government troops and separatists who imposed a lockdown, crippling business in English-speaking western regions. The military says at least 28 separatists w...

Mon, 23 May 2022 07:48:36 GMT
Cameroon National Day - May 20, 2022
[State Department] On behalf of the United States of America, I congratulate the people of the Republic of Cameroon as you mark National Day on May 20. The United States looks forward to continued cooperation with Cameroon to create a more peaceful, ...

Fri, 20 May 2022 07:58:21 GMT
World Cup - Serengeti Girls Off to Cameroon
[Daily News] NATIONAL Women U-17 team "Serengeti Girls" will jet off to Cameroon for a World Cup qualifier match today.

Mon, 23 May 2022 08:15:07 GMT
Rising Violence Against LGBTI People
[HRW] Nairobi -- No Protection from Group Attacks; Authorities Arrest, Detain Victims



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