CameroonOnline.ORG | A strike by higher education teachers is currently disrupting activities across all eleven public universities in Cameroon, according to news from Radio France Internationale (RFI). The strike, initiated by the Higher Education Teachers’ Union (Synes) on January 6, centers on long-standing grievances over unpaid research allowances and grants …
Read More »Des hommes armés venus du Nigeria attaquent un poste militaire camerounais, faisant cinq morts
CameroonOnline.ORG | D’après des rapports de plusieurs médias, des hommes armés venus du Nigeria ont tué au moins cinq soldats camerounais et en ont blessé plusieurs autres dans le village de Bakinjaw, situé à la frontière entre le Cameroun et le Nigeria, a déclaré samedi un député du district et …
Read More »Supreme Court of Cameroon Suffers Fire Damage | + video
A fire broke out at the Supreme Court of Cameroon in Yaoundé on Saturday, December 14th, 2024, according to a report from “Le Courrier du Cameroun.” The blaze, which began in the late afternoon, caused significant damage to the building and destroyed numerous documents. Firefighters were quickly alerted and responded …
Read More »French court finds author guilty of downplaying Rwandan genocide
BBC | A court in France has found French-Cameroonian author Charles Onana guilty of downplaying the Rwandan genocide. The 60-year-old writer was fined €8,400 ($8,900; £7,000) and Damien Serieyx, his publishing director from Éditions du Toucan, was ordered to pay €5,000. They are also required to pay €11,000 in compensation …
Read More »Prominent Human Rights Lawyer Beaten in Cameroon
Human Rights Watch | On November 27, gendarmes in Cameroon arrested and severely beat prominent human rights lawyer Richard Tamfu in the country’s largest city, Douala. The vicious assault fits a pattern of official attacks on lawyers, presumably designed to deter them from doing their job. On the day in question, three …
Read More »20 killed after boat capsize in Cameroon
Xinhua | At least 20 people were killed on Thursday after a boat capsized in Cameroon’s Far North region, according to witnesses and security sources. The boat capsized as it was transporting passengers from Darak island in the Logone-et-Chari division of region, witnesses told Xinhua Thursday evening. Local media reported …
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