VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Authorities in Cameroon have rebuilt a bridge that Boko Haram militants destroyed in 2015 in an effort to damage trade with Nigeria and Chad. The government also deployed additional troops to protect construction workers repairing other damage caused by the militants, who are still actively …
Read More »At Least 25 People Abducted by Gunmen in Western Cameroon
YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — At least 25 people were abducted during a week of attacks by armed men in western Cameroon, local officials said Thursday. The kidnappings by gang members took place in several villages in Ako district along the Nigerian border, Patrick Kernyuy Tah, the top official in Ako, …
Read More »The UK signals a boost in investment and trade and urges an end to conflict in Cameroon
GOV.UK | UK Minister for Development and Africa visits Cameroon and reaffirms UK support to trade and infrastructure. The UK Minister for Development and Africa, Rt. Hon. Andrew Mitchell MP, has reaffirmed UK support to Cameroonian trade and infrastructure and discussed the devastating impacts of Cameroon’s conflicts including the human …
Read More »USA: Cameroonians sentenced to 5 years in prison for illegally smuggling firearms to Nigeria
Nottingham MD | BALTIMORE, MD—A Maryland man has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for illegally transporting firearms with obliterated serial numbers and smuggling firearms to Nigeria. U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett this week sentenced Eric Fru Nji, 42, of Fort Washington, to 63 months in federal …
Read More »Cameroon Says Separatist Conflict Slows Reconstruction in Western Regions
VOA | YAOUNDE — Cameroon says fighting between troops and rebels is slowing reconstruction of homes, schools, hospitals, and other public buildings in its troubled western regions. Authorities say in the three years since the launch of a reconstruction plan for thousands of homes and hundreds of public buildings damaged …
Read More »Cameroonians to pay final respects to loved ones who died at sea
ReliefWeb | Preparations are underway in Cameroon for family members and friends to pay their final respects for some of the African migrants believed to have died in the March 28 boat tragedy. The family of Mofor Verdo, Observer can confirm, has made arrangements in his homeland to celebrate his …
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