YAOUNDE — Hundreds of women and activists marched in the capital of Cameroon this week, calling for an end to the country’s separatist crisis and for the government to provide more help to reduce the high cost of living. The march coincided with the observance of Pan African Women’s Day.
The central African country in 2012 banned the production, sale, and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags, but huge quantities are smuggled in from neighboring Nigeria
YAOUNDE — Officials in Cameroon say vaccine hesitancy is preventing them from inoculating millions of children for childhood diseases in the first major campaign since the COVID-19 pandemic began.
Cameroon says temporary ban needed to crack down on smuggling, but farmers say enforcement along 2,000-kilometer border with Nigeria will be a challenge
The widows say they have been left vulnerable to violence and abuse in the conflict, which has claimed more than 6,000 lives, and they are struggling to support their families
Some Cameroonians believe that if they give blood, the recipient will receive any good luck and success they’ve had in life; others say God will punish them if they donate blood to an evil person
Government says it is attempting to control hate speech, offensive content
Government officials say Cameroon’s military rescued Fon Kevin Shumitang in battles with separatist fighters, but the fighters insist that they set the traditional ruler free
The government says more than 20,000 people are infected, but figures may be higher as majority of country's 26 million people don’t go to hospitals for treatment
YAOUNDE — Thousands of people are demonstrating this week in Cameroon, calling for peace and reconciliation ahead of National Day on May 20.
Authorities say the English-speaking rebels, including two self-proclaimed generals, were hiding across the border in neighboring Nigeria
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Villagers in southern Cameroon are complaining about the destruction of farmland by wild elephants in areas bordering Gabon and Equatorial Guinea and are calling on authorities to help.
Central African economy ministers are calling for investments in energy and farming as Africa's poorest region struggles to recover from natural disasters, armed conflicts, and fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Waza National Park is a UNESCO World Heritage site on its northern border with Chad and Nigeria that went from attracting 4,000 tourists per year to 300
Cameroonian authorities Friday reported the death of two electoral officials in Bamenda who were killed by rebels after they vowed to disrupt the West African nation’s senate elections that are scheduled for March 12.
Cameroon’s military says troops have been deployed to Oku, Kumbo and Kakiri districts Monday in the English-speaking Northwest region following weekend disturbances..
Fourteen-year-old Ernestine Elimbi smiled and waved her birth certificate Thursday at the Endom district ceremonial ground in Cameroon’s center region. It was the first birth certificate she had ever received.
The rights groups say displaced women and girls are forced into physical and sexual abuse and domestic work without pay
Health workers and those with HIV call for access to treatment in conflict areas
Authorities in Cameroon have been displaying the corpse of a separatist leader throughout towns and villages with the goal of deterring rebels and warning others against joining their cause.
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