Cameroon – Anglophone Crisis: Military says four children killed in Bamenda were “terrorists”
Navy Captain Atonfack Geumo Cyrille Serge, Head of Communication Division, Cameroon’s Ministry of Defence says four children killed by security forces in Bamenda on Saturday, January 23, 2021, were “terrorists”. In a press release Wednesday, January 27, 2021, Atonfack said elements of the 5th Gendarmerie…
Bamenda in shock as soldiers kill four teenagers at Meta Quarter
Residents of Bamenda in Cameroon’s North West Region are yet to recover from shock and disbelief following the killing of four teenagers by soldiers in Meta Quarter on Saturday, January 23, 2021. In what has become an almost normal phenomenon, the four teenagers were…
Cameroon: World Bank provides Safety Net support to 3000 in Bamenda
Three thousand vulnerable persons from three Municipalities in Bamenda, the chief town of the restive North West region of Cameroon have received financial assistance from the World Bank Safety Net project. During the distribution ceremony which took place Tuesday, December 29 in Bamenda, each beneficiary…
North West: Military kills two at Tubah District Hospital
Reports from Bambui say, two men, including a patient, were killed this morning after the military stormed the Tubah District Hospital. The two men who died on the spot included a patient and a bike rider who was transporting him to the hospital. The incident…
Special Status for North West, South West: Biya details attributes of Public Independent Conciliator
A Presidential Decree this Thursday gave details on the duties of the Public Independent Conciliator in the Northwest and Southwest regions as provided for in the Law to Institute the General Code on Regional and Local authorities. Section 371 of Law no. 2019/24 of December…
NW/SW: People living with disabilities excluded from local governance
Nyincho Samuel, an inhabitant of Bamenda in the North West Region of Cameroon has seen his ambition of becoming a regional councilor shattered just because he is living with a visual impairment. “…those who have material and financial resources and are guarded by military men…
PhD student stabbed to death in Bamenda
Friends and family members of Ghamuti Bertrand, a PhD student at the University of Bamenda are yet to come to terms with his demise. 48 hours ago, he was hale and hearty, little did they know he was living his last moments. A family friend…
Operation keep “Bamenda Clean”: Inhabitants evaluate
Over two months after the launch of “Operation Bamenda Clean” in the North West region of Cameroon, there have been diverse reactions from inhabitants of the city. To an inhabitant of Ngongham neighbourhood, “… the operation characterised by a military patrol, the arrest of suspected…
How Gendarmes are framing up, extorting money from civilians in Bamenda
The Anglophone has kept on claiming victims upon victims. And as the crisis prolongs, the poor keep on paying the supreme price. Despite the global outcry from the suffering population and the international community for a long-lasting dialogue to be initiated so as to bring…
Curiosity as deported Cameroonians confined at airport
Over four hours after a plane carrying 126 asylum seekers from the United States of America arrived Cameroon Wednesday, October 14th, 2020, they have been confined at Douala international airport. Among those deported are 81 Cameroonians said to have failed to obtain asylum in the…
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