During the 30th matchday of Ligue 2, which saw the Girondins de Bordeaux win 2-0 against Bastia on Saturday, April 8th, Cameroonian defender Malcom Bokele was subjected to racist insults. The Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot) spoke out in defense of their player and called on French football officials to take …
Read More »Un maire du Nord-Ouest s’inquiète: «Va-t-on vivre dans la peur des kidnappings?»
RFI | Au Cameroun, de récentes attaques menées près de la frontière nigériane ont fait fuir les habitants de plusieurs villages, dans les régions Sud-Ouest et Nord-Ouest. Le maire de la commune d’Ako, Nkanya Nkwai, affiche son inquiétude après une série d’enlèvements : « Est-ce que c’est un incident isolé …
Read More »Cameroon Rebuilds Bridge Destroyed by Boko Haram
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 …
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