Kumbo Town is the second largest town in the North West Region of Cameroon, one of the restive English-speaking regions clamouring for autonomy. In recent times it has become an epicentre in the on-going conflict between Cameroon military forces and restorationist forces of the putative Republic of Ambazonia, often known as the Amba Boys. An […]
Cameroon’s main opposition chief Maurice Kamto has been charged with insurrection after his arrest on Monday. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges his lawyer confirmed to the media. His lawyers confirmed the charge which could lead to imprisonment term ranging from five years to life sentence. Other charges he is facing along with […]
Adams Oshiomhole, National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says history will not forgive former President Olusegun Obasanjo for ceding Bakassi to Cameroon. He said this while addressing party supporters at the APC’s presidential campaign rally in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Wednesday. According to the former Governor of Edo State, Obasanjo […]
The lawyer for Cameroon’s arrested main opposition leader says he now faces eight charges including sedition, insurrection and inciting violence. Christopher Ndong told The Associated Press Thursday that Maurice Kamto also faces charges that include hostility against the fatherland and disruption of peace. If he is found guilty, he could face five years to life […]
Slavia Prague defender Michael Ngadeu-Ngadjui is set for a Deadline Day move to the Premier League, we can reveal. Ngadeu-Ngadjui is ready to fly into the UK to finalise a move, with Fulham having won the race for his signature. Cardiff, Crystal Palace and Derby County also asked about the Cameroon international – who was […]
Senior Cameroon military leaders have assembled the country’s armed forces in light of recent security vulnerabilities. Troops have been ordered to stand by at their headquarters in Yaounde to await deployment assignments. In a recent report, officials say the military is redeploying more resources to hotspots around the country. ISWAP, best known as Boko Haram, […]
Authorities in Cameroon on Thursday banned planned protest marches in the capital Yaounde after a series of unauthorised anti-government demonstrations and some 200 arrests, including the detention of main opposition leader Maurice Kamto. Former government minister Kamto, who claims to have been cheated out of the presidency in last year’s elections, was arrested in the […]
Human rights groups and activists are appealing to the Cameroonian authorities to immediately release opposition leader Maurice Kamto, who was arrested in the economic capital Douala on Monday night. Prof Kamto was reportedly whisked away to the Judicial Police Headquarters in the capital Yaoundé. The area was cordoned off and no one, including his lawyers […]
Cameroon summoned French and German envoys to protest “violence and vandalism” during opposition demonstrations at the central African nation’s embassies in Paris and Berlin. The two European host governments failed to provide ample diplomatic and consular protection during the Jan. 26 protests by backers of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement, in violation of international conventions, Cameroon’s […]
More than 130 African refugees were missing off Djibouti after two overloaded boats capsized in rough seas on Tuesday, the United Nations migration agency said. The vessels were heading to Yemen, a gateway to Persian Gulf countries where many refugees hope to find jobs and better lives, said Joel Millman, spokesman for the International Organization […]
