The leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, says the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s main opposition party, Atiku Abubakar is from Cameroon. Kanu made this allegation during a live broadcast via Radio Biafra in London, United Kingdom on Saturday, February 2. The secessionist leader also blamed […]
The Central African Republic has taken a major step toward peace and stability with a landmark peace agreement signed between the government and 14 armed groups. The country has been wracked by the worst violence since 2013 when then president Francois Bozize was ousted, prompting reprisals from mostly Christian militias. More than one million people […]
The pre-electoral period became more tense following the decision by President Muhammadu Buhari to suspend Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen over alleged violations related to requirements that government officials declare their assets. As the country’s top judge, Onnoghen would have ruled on any disputes arising out of the presidential election, which is scheduled for Feb. 16. […]
At least two civilians were killed in the night of Wednesday to Thursday by suspected members of the Islamist sect Boko Haram in the town of Goumouldi in the far north of Cameroon, local sources said Thursday. The two victims, both men, were members of a local vigilance committee against Boko Haram. “Since the Boko […]
Last November, during the swearing-in ceremony that marked the beginning of his seventh term as Cameroon’s president, Paul Biya addressed frustrated voters in the restive Anglophone regions and around the country, calling for unity and insisting he had heard their pleas for change. “I have also understood your desire for greater participation in taking decisions […]
The main opposition Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon called off demonstrations planned in several cities on Saturday, a party leader said, following a government ban on protests. “The MRC will not demonstrate today,” said Emmanuel Simh, one of the vice presidents of the movement led by Maurice Kamto, the runner-up in last year’s presidential […]
Cameroonian authorities should immediately investigate an attack on Paul Chouta, a reporter for the privately owned news website Cameroon Web, and ensure that those who assaulted him are swiftly brought to justice, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Chouta told CPJ yesterday that three unknown men stabbed him with a knife and beat him […]
Despite being banned by authorities, renewed protests are expected in Cameroon’s capital, Yaounde, today. On Monday, opposition leader and self-declared president Maurice Kamto was arrested for coordinating anti-government demonstrations attended by thousands of people calling for President Paul Biya to stand down. Mr Biya has ruled Cameroon since 1982 but contested last October’s election just […]
Cameroon’s arrested opposition leader Maurice Kamto and 29 of his imprisoned supporters started a hunger strike a day after being told they will face eight charges amounting to treason. If found guilty, they could face the death penalty. Christopher Ndong, secretary-general of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, said Friday that the strikers aim to show that […]
Cameroon’s main opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, who has continuously claimed he won the last year’s contentious presidential election, is in detention after he was arrested alongside dozens of protesters in the economic capital Douala on Monday (Jan. 28) for organizing and participating in street demonstrations. The crackdown was also extended to reporters, with the arrest […]
