One killed, others wounded as Cameroon holds first ever regional 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 four-year separatist insurgency in the…

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Cardinal Tumi Says He ‘Refused To Be Tortured Psychologically’ During Kidnapping

  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…

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Civilians Killed In Anglophone Regions

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…

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Cameroon Widows Protest Harsh Traditional Practices

  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…

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2019 Player Export: Cameroon Ranked 5th In Africa

    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,…

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