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 in Babessi, located in Cameroon’s…
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 violence took place despite peace…
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 rice donated to COVID-19 patients…
Pulse | Alhaji Idi Amin, Chairman, Maiha local Government Area of Adamawa, said Cameronian Security had apprehended the most wanted and notorious Nigerian kidnappers who escaped to Cameroon. Amin confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Maiha, the headquarters of Maiha Local Government Area? Amin said that the suspects were…
CAPITAL GAZETTE | The 29-year-old man from Landover gunned down Saturday afternoon in Annapolis was a native of Cameroon who had arranged to purchase a cell phone as part of a plan to realize his American dream. Walters Mpang Halle Elangwe, 29, a resident of Landover and native of Cameroon, was gunned down in Annapolis on Saturday…
By Basil K Mbuye Cameroon has maintained her position as the fifth-ranked country in Africa to have exported more football players abroad in the 2019 season. The Sports Observatory of the International Centre for Sports Studies, CIES, published this week a study ranking countries that have exported most players abroad. The latest ranking,…
By Basil K Mbuye Four Southwest Regional League sides, Buea United FC, Options SA, EEMSA and Nkamanyi FI have joined the fight against the unexpected spread of the novel coronavirus pandemic, commonly referred to as COVID-19. These clubs have carried out the sensitisation and distribution of hand sanitisers and face masks in…
Armed separatists continue abductions and killings Army burned dozens of houses, Amnesty remote sensing analysis confirms more than 50 in two areas As of last December, 679,000 people were displaced Amnesty International | A surge in violence meted out by the Cameroon military since recent weeks, has led to dozens of killings and thousands…
By Basil K Mbuye Heavy gunshots vibrated the air at the Malingo neighbourhood in Buea, around 10.00pm on Friday, January 31, resulting in the death of two persons while wounding others. The gunshots were heard coming from within a few metres behind the Government Primary School Malingo, after Government forces stormed a hideout of…
By Basil K Mbuye Returning into the Preliminary phase of the Cup of Cameroon for the Southwest Region as best losers, Istanbul Football Academy of Buea, IFAB, president, Kome Frank believes it is an opportunity for them to right their wrongs. “In our last game (against ISOHSA), we were a bit unlucky and we…
