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 »“No One Is Fooled Anymore: The French Presence In Cameroon Does Not Stop At Independence”
Globe Echo | After Algeria and Rwanda, Emmanuel Macron opened a third memorial front on a little-known subject: the “Cameroonian war”, which opposed the independence activists of the Union of Cameroonian Populations (UPC), created in 1948 , to the French troops then to the authorities resulting from independence. A fierce …
Read More »Central African Nations Vow to Reduce Imports to Spur Job Creation
VOA | YAOUNDÉ, CAMEROON — Leaders of Central African states meeting Friday in Cameroon announced reductions and bans on some imports to encourage local production and create jobs. The leaders from Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of Congo say the ongoing economic slowdown …
Read More »One-day CEMAC summit ends in Cameroon | +video
Africa News | Heads of state from the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) met on Friday in Cameroonian capital, Yaoundé, for a one-day summit to discuss the region’s economy and impact of the war in Ukraine. In a final statement, the heads of state welcomed the “exceptional” …
Read More »“SDF Party Implosion Intensifies in Cameroon as 27 Executives are Fired”
Alaska Commons | The SDF (Social Democratic Front), the party of Ni John Fru Ndi, the historic leader of the opposition and once the number one opponent of Paul Biya, is in turmoil. On February 25, 34 of its executives, including MP Jean-Michel Nintcheu, were expelled from its ranks. This …
Read More »Scores Killed in Cameroon’s Battles with Separatists Ahead of Senate Elections
VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Cameroon’s military says it has killed scores of armed separatists in clashes this month and at least 15 have surrendered. The rebels, who vowed to disrupt March senate elections in Cameroon’s western regions, claim to have killed scores of government troops. Ndop district residents in …
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