POLITICS

  (Xinhua) — Cameroon’s first ever regional elections polling ended on Sunday evening despite interruptions by armed separatists in the country’s English-speaking regions. Authorities said by the time voting ended at 6 p.m. local time, there had been no reports of major incidents that could derail the elections. “All the election …

Malay Mail | Scattered violence marred Cameroon’s first ever election to appoint regional councils yesterday, with one voter killed by separatist insurgents in the English-speaking Northwest region. President Paul Biya hopes the vote will appease critics who say he has long neglected the Central African country’s 10 regions, and end a …

  (MENAFN) According to local officials, a municipal councillor was murdered by equipped separatists in Cameroon’s restive English-speaking region of Northwest as elections for the state’s first ever regional poll started on Sunday. A municipal councillor of the municipality, Ancho Elias Ambi, was mureded when a military group moving electors came …

  YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon Crux Now  | Cameroon’s lone cardinal was questioned about his lack of support for Anglophone independence when he was kidnapped earlier this month by rebels. Cardinal Christian Tumi, 90, was stopped by gunmen on Nov. 5 when he was travelling to his native Kumbo from Douala. The kidnapping took place …

  Cameroon Tribune  | On the strength of Release No. 020/PR/E/GNW/IG of September 4, 2020, circulation of motorcycles has been restricted to some neighbourhoods of Bamenda. The circulation of personal, service and commercial motorcycles in Bamenda have been restricted in efforts to step up security and the protection of people and property …

  Aljazeera  | Elections in 10 regions including restive Anglophone areas to put in place councils provided for in 1996 constitution Cameroonian President Paul Biya has announced the country’s first regional elections in December, including in English-speaking provinces where years of fighting between the government and separatists have cost some 3,000 lives. …

  The Africa Report  | There is no end in sight to the crisis in Cameroon’s North-West and South-West regions despite initial ceasefire talks with rebels seeking independence from the government in Yaoundé. The Cameroonian government launched secret talks with jailed Anglophone leader Ayuk Tabe and nine others at the beginning of …

Xinhua  | The Cameroon army said Sunday its troops have killed a notorious gang leader of multiple high-profile crimes in restive English-speaking region of Northwest. The gang leader simply identified as Funteh alais Mad Dog was killed in an operation conducted by Special Forces early Sunday in Bamenda, the region’s chief town, …

Attacks as Peace Talks Take Place Human Rights Watch  | – Cameroonian armed forces have attacked a health facility in the North-West region and arbitrarily arrested seven health workers in the South-West, while armed separatists have killed at least six civilians, including a humanitarian worker and a teacher, since May 2020. The …

  YAOUNDE VOA  | Cameroon has bowed to pressure from rights groups and ordered investigations into the management of the COVID-19 solidarity fund contributed to by civilians. The rights groups said most of the $40 million cash and material had been embezzled. An outcry was sparked after rights groups said 4,000 bags of …