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13 militants killed in military offensive in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region

xinhuanet.com - Jan 28, 2020 0

At least 13 armed militants were killed and many wounded as Cameroon military launched a campaign against armed separatists in Kikaikom in restive English-speaking...

Cameroonian police on high alert over possible separatist attacks in capital

xinhuanet.com - Jan 27, 2020 0

Cameroon's police are on high alert over possible separatist attacks in the capital, Yaounde, a senior police officer said on Monday. Cameroon...

Security situation in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region improves

xinhuanet.com - Jan 25, 2020 0

Cameroonian President Paul Biya said on Friday the security situation in the troubled English-speaking region of the country has improved since a national dialogue...

Cameroon launches program to curb human trafficking

xinhuanet.com - Jan 24, 2020 0

Cameroon's Ministry of Social Affairs and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have launched a program to combat human trafficking and smuggling in indigenous...

Over 20 abducted school children rescued in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region

xinhuanet.com - Jan 22, 2020 0

Cameroonian troops on Tuesday rescued 24 school children held hostage by armed separatists in the country's restive English-speaking region of Meme division, an official...

Cameroon army warns against separatists planning to disrupt general elections

xinhuanet.com - Jan 21, 2020 0

Cameroon army on Tuesday warned that armed separatists planning to disrupt general elections scheduled for next will bear a heavy cost for their actions. ...

Cameroon police bust child trafficking ring, rescue two children

xinhuanet.com - Jan 20, 2020 0

Cameroon National Gendarmerie said Monday it has bust a child trafficking ring that had been selling children from the country's South region to buyers...

7 killed in Cameroon bridge collapse

xinhuanet.com - Jan 20, 2020 0

Seven people were confirmed dead and 14 others seriously injured on Sunday after a bridge collapsed in Massok, a locality in Cameroon's Littoral region,...

CAF switches AFCON 2021 dates half a year earlier

xinhuanet.com - Jan 15, 2020 0

The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) will run from Jan. 9 to Feb. 6 in Cameroon instead of June to July as originally...

Cameroon minister warns against attempts to disrupt general elections

xinhuanet.com - Jan 14, 2020 0

Cameroon's Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji on Monday issued a warning to "those planning to disrupt elections," reiterating that the country will...

Cameroon electoral body says ready for general elections

xinhuanet.com - Jan 11, 2020 0

Cameroon's electoral body said on Friday it is ready for the conduct of free, fair and credible general elections next month. Enow...

Infighting between separatists kills 2 in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region

xinhuanet.com - Jan 7, 2020 0

Infighting between two separatists at the Marumba Botundua locality of Southwest, one of Cameroon's two troubled English-speaking regions, has left two dead, according to...

Reinnier Kaze, AFP | This photo taken on June 16, 2017 shows the city of Bamenda, the Anglophone capital of northwest Cameroon.

Weapons of separatists seized by angry villagers in Cameroon’s troubled Anglophone region

xinhuanet.com - Jan 5, 2020 0

Dozens of weapons of separatist fighters have been seized by angry population of Balikumbat, a locality in restive Cameroon's Anglophone region of Northwest, local...

At least 50 killed by Boko Haram on Lake Chad in late December

xinhuanet.com - Jan 5, 2020 0

At least 50 people, mostly fishermen, have been killed in raids by Boko Haram group on Lake Chad in late December, according to Cameroon...

Separatists announce lock-down to disrupt general elections in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone regions

xinhuanet.com - Jan 5, 2020 0

Separatist leaders said on Friday they will be imposing a 6-day lockdown in Cameroon's two troubled English-speaking regions in February to disrupt the general...

Cameroonian House Speaker urges full implementation of decentralization reform

xinhuanet.com - Dec 21, 2019 0

Cameroon's House Speaker of National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril on Friday urged the Cameroonian government to fully implement the new law on decentralization that...

Cameroon’s assembly adopts bill to grant special status to Anglophone regions

xinhuanet.com - Dec 20, 2019 0

Cameroon's National Assembly adopted a bill late Wednesday that grants special status to the country's English-speaking regions. The Anglophone regions of Northwest...

Cameroon National Assembly opens extraordinary session to discuss decentralization bills

xinhuanet.com - Dec 14, 2019 0

Cameroon's National Assembly opened an extraordinary session on Friday to examine a draft law on "decentralized territorial authorities," House Speaker Cavaye Yeguie Djibril said....

Cameroon House Speaker urges Cameroonians to cease from holding protests abroad

xinhuanet.com - Dec 12, 2019 0

Cameroon's House Speaker of National Assembly Cavaye Yeguie Djibril on Wednesday called on Cameroonians residing abroad to stop organizing protests to demand change back...

Central African states to harmonize customs tariffs

xinhuanet.com - Dec 11, 2019 0

Central African states are working on a piece of legislation that seeks to harmonise customs tariffs of the region, Cameroon's Minister Delegate at the...

Cameroon government submits bill to parliament to promote bilingualism

xinhuanet.com - Dec 3, 2019 0

The Cameroonian government on Thursday presented a bill to the Parliament to promote French-English bilingualism. Cameroon's Minister of Arts and Culture, Pierre...

Cameroon’s major opposition party suggests postpone of general elections due to insecurity

xinhuanet.com - Dec 3, 2019 0

Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto said Monday his party, Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), has suggested the legislative and municipal elections scheduled next year to...

ADDIS ABABA, Feb. 11, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Participants pose for a group photo during the opening of the 32nd African Union (AU) summit of heads of state and government in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Feb. 10, 2019. The two-day session kicked off here on Sunday under the theme "Refugees, Returnees, and Internally Displaced Persons: Towards Durable Solutions to Forced Displacement in Africa." (Xinhua/Micharl Tewelde)

AU envoy praises Cameroon efforts for peace in Central African Republic

xinhuanet.com - Dec 3, 2019 0

A ranking African Union (AU) official on Monday praised Cameroon's efforts in advancing peace and stabilization in Central African Republic (CAR). Matias...

Death toll from cholera in Bakassi Peninsula rises to 5

xinhuanet.com - Nov 22, 2019 0

The death toll from an outbreak of cholera in Bakassi Peninsula has risen to five, while 12 others have been hospitalized, Cameroon's local health...

CEMAC ministers vow to boost regional integration, trade ties

xinhuanet.com - Nov 22, 2019 0

Economic and finance ministers of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) have resolved to speed up regional and continental integration as...

10 separatists killed, 3 hostages freed in Cameroon’s restive Anglophone region

xinhuanet.com - Nov 21, 2019 0

At least 10 armed separatists were killed and three hostages freed by the Cameroon army early Wednesday in Njup, a locality in Cameroon's troubled...

2 killed, 7 hospitalized in cholera outbreak in Bakassi Peninsula

xinhuanet.com - Nov 19, 2019 0

Cholera has killed two and left seven others hospitalized in Bakassi Peninsula, Cameroon's local health officials said on Tuesday. All measures have...

Cameroon holds maiden global entrepreneurship forum

xinhuanet.com - Nov 19, 2019 0

The first edition of Global Entrepreneurship Week started on Monday in Cameroon's capital city, Yaounde, to promote originality and creativity in entrepreneurship to attract...

Transport infrastructure key to success of AfCFTA

xinhuanet.com - Nov 18, 2019 0

The establishment of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) cannot be operational without necessary transport infrastructure to facilitate movement of people and goods...

Cameroon house speaker says ready to work on bill to end separatist conflict

xinhuanet.com - Nov 13, 2019 0

Cameroon's National Assembly is ready to examine "any bill" that seeks to resolve a separatist conflict in the English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest,...

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