The Anglophones of Cameroon, 20 per cent of the population, feel marginalised. Their frustrations surfaced dramatically at the end of 2016 when a series of sectoral grievances morphed into political demands, leading to strikes and riots. The movement grew to the point where the government’s repressive approach was no longer sufficient to calm the situation, […]
Kenya has banned its first feature film to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, accusing it of having “clear intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya, contrary to the law”. Director Wanuri Kahiu said she is “incredibly sorry” to confirm the ban of “Rafiki” (or “Friend” in Kiswahili) by the Kenya Film Classification Board. Her film […]
Boko Haram bombers have killed at least four civilians after fighting broke out on the outskirts of northeast Nigeria’s biggest city, Maiduguri. Media reports said on Friday that the militants were trying to reach the city’s Giwa Barracks, where other militants had been imprisoned, when they were stopped by security forces. Boko Haram rarely attacks […]
The Southern Cameroons crisis has entered a new phase. After the failure of intimidation and attrition, the Yaounde government has decided to roll out a new strategy – making an example of Southern Cameroonians who are in the government’s jails in Yaounde. Ever since the crisis started more than a thousand Southern Cameroonians have been […]
The only option now opens to the UN and the African Union in Southern Cameroons is whether or not to make it worse. No amount of motion of support to Biya, counterfeit elections, feel good rhetoric from Chief V.E.Mukete or “intermittent” killing of Ambazonians is going to impede the Interim Government’s path to victory in […]
Armed men believed to be separatists forced Cameroonian security forces to retreat when the two engaged in exchange of fire on Wednesday in the restive northwest region. According to the BBC Africa Live page, the military was forced to withdraw from the town of Belo located in northwestern Cameroon following heated exchanges. The army have for months […]
Mancho Bibixy has averred that the courts were complicit in the raging political and security crisis facing the Central African nation. Mancho and six others were earlier this week convicted of terrorism and other charges including secession and hostility against the state. Their trial, which lasted months, was held by a military court in the […]
Religious leaders in Cameroon have been visiting towns along the country’s border with Nigeria this week in a bid to curb fresh recruitment efforts by Boko Haram. Imam Abbo Hamatoukour, who hails from the nearby town of Garoua, is taking part in an outreach program sponsored by both Muslim and Christian preachers. Cameroon, featuring the […]
Malta’s national football team coach, Tom Saintfiet, has been given the sack after he reportedly replied to a call for a position within the Cameroonian Football Federation. The Malta Football Association has released a statement relating to his departure. “Following a thorough analysis of the situation, a decision has been taken to relieve Mr Saintfiet of his duties as […]
The Roman Catholic church should mediate in the crisis in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon, where separatists and security forces are embroiled in a dangerous conflict, a thinktank urged Thursday. “The Catholic Church could help break this dangerous stalemate,” the International Crisis Group (ICG) said in a report. “Other than the Catholic clergy, there are […]
