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thousands of displaced people and refugees after clashes

Between municipal clashes have left at least 32 dead and 74 injured in the Far North of Cameroon, near the border with Chad, thousands of people have fled to Chad or inside Cameroon according to the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). Today, calm has returned but the situation is still difficult for the refugees. At the…

almost 11,000 new refugees in Chad

Almost 11,000 refugees from Cameroon have arrived in Chad in the city of Oundouma. Clashes between communities that started last week in northeastern Cameroon have forced many civilians to flee. The latest report from these clashes shows at least 12 dead and 48 injured in Cameroon and therefore thousands of displaced people…

satellite images in support of the study

Amnesty International has conducted new research on violence in the English-speaking west of Cameroon. The English-speaking regions are the scene of a deadly conflict between the Cameroonian army and armed separatists, from the country's English-speaking minority. Satellite images confirm testimonies coming back from the ground of civilian crimes, summary executions and destruction of homes.…

Vanessa Mballa, or the dream of a first medal

Offer Cameroon its first medal in judo. This is Vanessa Mballa's mission that will be fought on Friday, July 30. In order to participate in the race, she must meet the representative of Turkey, Kayra Sayit. In life, all dreams are allowed. This is what Vanessa Mballa has to say to herself, the four-time African champion, with…

at least six soldiers were killed in the Boko attack

At least six Cameroonian soldiers were killed on Saturday in a Boko Haram attack north of Cameroon, where jihadists intensified the attacks, the region's governor said on state television. Boko Haram carried out an attack on a military post in Sagme, near the border with Nigeria, in the far north of the country on Saturday…

Cameroonian “anti-sardines” demonstrate in

A demonstration was held in Geneva on Saturday, July 17, near the hotel where the Cameroonian president has been staying for a week. Security forces were deployed to prevent access to the hotel where Paul Biya lived. The now famous BAS, an anti-sardine brigade, despite the ban by the Geneva Department of Population Security and Health, continued the demonstration.…

Paul Biya’s stays in Europe have become increasingly common

Opponents of the Cameroonian president are demanding a demonstration this Saturday, July 17, in Geneva, where Paul Biya arrived for a private visit last weekend. Demonstration banned by the authorities, who fear collisions between supporters and opponents of the head of state, in power for almost 40 years. as reported from…

preliminary release for the two women

Loïc Djeukam, known as "Shakiro", and Roland Mouthé, known as "Patricia", had been weakened in prison since February. Shakiro and Patricia were arrested on suspicion of homosexuality in February last year while eating at a restaurant because they were wearing dresses, stilettos and make-up. They were sentenced on April 11 to a maximum sentence of five years and a fine of 200,000 CFA francs in the first instance for "attempted homosexuality". The two transgender women were finally released on bail by the judges on…

The Account Chamber determines the management of the fund

The "Covidgate" deal is bouncing back in Cameroon. The local press published a summary of the Court of Auditors' report on the management last year of the special national solidarity fund against the coronavirus. A summary which has not been denied by the Court of Auditors and which highlights the many shortcomings in the management of this fund of 180 billion CFA francs, by the Cameroonian Ministries…

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