The European Union will not deploy observers to Cameroon for next month’s presidential election due to limited resources, the agency confirmed. The worldwide actor in international election observation has said in a mailed response that it was obliged to prioritise the beneficiary countries. “An election observation mission of the European Union is indeed not scheduled […]
Since 2016, Cameroon, the West African state most famous for its soccer prowess, has descended into conflict. With the country voting in an already discredited presidential election on 7 October, the need for strong leadership from the Catholic Church has never been greater. The roots of the conflict Cameroon’s English-speaking minority claims it has been […]
A grisly video showing a heinous act of violence quickly went viral after it was posted on 10 July 2018. Men dressed in army fatigues and wielding military-grade rifles brutally marched women and young children – including a baby strapped to his mother’s back – to a rural location before blindfolding and executing them in […]
On July 12, Amnesty International released a detailed analysis in response to the emergence on the internet of a video depicting the execution of two women and very young children by Cameroonian armed forces. One of the children was killed strapped to a woman’s back, each executed by the same deadly hail of bullets. The horror depicted […]
The monetary policy committee of the Central Bank of Nigeria has warned that Nigeria may head for another economic recession due to weak economic fundamentals currently visible in the economy. Addressing newsmen shortly after the two-day meeting of the MPC members held at the headquarters of the apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) […]
A video emerged earlier this year, showing some armed men in uniform brutally killing a group of women and children, and triggered uproar across the globe. It was alleged that the video, released by Channel 4, showed killing of civilians by Cameroon’s army over alleged links with dreaded terrorist group Boko Haram. The Cameroon government […]
Separatists in Cameroon’s restive English speaking regions staged a prison break leading to the escape of about 70 prisoners, the BBC reported on Wednesday. The incident took place in Wum, a town located north of the regional capital Bamenda. Witnesses say the preceding the prison break was exchange of gunfire at the town’s prison lasting […]
Cameroon’s Senate president, Marcel Niat Njifenji, 84, has died in a French hospital a few days after he was evacuated due to respiratory problems. Mr. Njifenji who was reappointed by his friend, classmate, and president, Paul Biya, as senator and Senate president has, for some time now, been suffering from a respiratory problem. He was […]
An Indiana US Senator seen as one of the chamber’s most vulnerable Democrats has a slight edge while four of his Rust Belt Democratic colleagues have solid leads in states President Donald Trump won in 2016, a Reuters poll found. A Reuters/Ipsos/UVA Center for Politics Poll released on Wednesday found that a majority of likely […]
The Canadian government on Tuesday issued a travel advisory for Cameroon cautioning citizens on the security situation ahead of October 7 presidential polls. A summary of the safety and security tab read: Presidential elections are due to take place on October 7, 2018. Demonstrations could occur before, during and after the elections. Avoid areas where demonstrations and […]
