At least two civilians have been killed after separatist fighters raided Cameroon’s war-torn English-speaking region of Southwest, a local security source has said. In the attack Monday night in Buea, the capital of the region, separatist fighters attacked three neighborhoods, shooting indiscriminately at vehicles and people, a local security official said late Tuesday. “The separatist […]
Cameroon will step up anti-corruption efforts to facilitate economic growth, the country’s Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC) said on Wednesday. “We will carry out physical-financial intervention activities for the search for evidence or denunciation received or initiated by CONAC. 2024 will therefore be a year of great commitment in the fight against corruption,” CONAC President Dieudonne Massi […]
Roberto Mancini said he “didn’t want to disrespect anyone” by disappearing down the tunnel before South Korea took the penalty that eliminated his Saudi Arabia team from the Asian Cup on Tuesday. Mancini walked back to the dressing room at Doha’s Education City Stadium after Abdulrahman Ghareeb missed a second Saudi penalty and handed match […]
Ambazonia fighters killed at least one person and injured several others in the Molyko area of Buea, Southwest Region, at around 23:30 Jan. 29. Cameroon Concord News gathered that the armed Southern Cameroons Restoration Forces were deployed in the city of Buea to force residents to comply with lockdown orders, which aimed to paralyze economic […]
Along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean in southwestern Cameroon lies an oil-rich peninsular called Bakassi, a territory full of history. Once controlled by Nigeria for dozens of years, the disputed area is now under the control of the Cameroonian government. Most of its residents still lack legal ID. The dispute between Cameroon and Nigeria […]
Lawyers in Cameroon have called for prosecutors to launch an inquiry after dozens of women accused a businessman of sexual attacks in anonymous posts on social media. The Bar association’s human rights commission said it was aware from social networks of anonymous testimony alleging “indecent exposure, sexual harassment, rapes, threats, illegal confinement and violence against […]
The leader of the Ambazonia Interim Government says French Cameroun government actions that killed journalist Samuel Wazizi must be investigated as a war crime. Separate investigations by Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International revealed that the Ministry of Territorial Administration was directly involved in the killing of the Anglophone journalist. On Saturday, Vice President Dabney […]
Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced Sunday they would be leaving the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) “without delay”, citing the injustice of sanctions ECOWAS levied on each country following takeovers by military juntas. The military regimes in Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger announced Sunday their immediate withdrawal from the West African bloc […]
Deadly fighting and air strikes rocked besieged Gaza on Monday, a day after an attack that killed three US troops in Jordan heightened fears of a wider regional conflict. Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip killed 140 people overnight, including 20 members of one family, said the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory. The […]
Ademola Lookman scored both goals as Nigeria defeated old rivals Cameroon 2-0 on Saturday to march on to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations. The Nigerians had an early Semi Ajayi goal disallowed following a VAR review in this last-16 clash before the constant pressing and bullying of the Cameroon defence by Victor […]
