Armed Conflict in NWSW Regions: Jailed Leader Calls For Unity
The Nera 10 leader and President of IG Care, Sisiku Julius Ayuktabe from his cell in Kondengui principal prison, has called on leaders of other groups to join hands together and fight a “common enemy”. In his missive, he particularly called out; Dr. Cho Ayaba,…
Cameroon: Notorious separatist fighter “General” Ayeke killed in Lebialem
A renowned Ambazonia fighter “General” Ayeke has been killed in a ‘bloody’ military operation around Besali in Wabane Sub Division, Lebialem Division in the South West region of Cameroon, security forces have confirmed. According to reports, during the military operation, one soldier was killed and…
CHDRA Human Rights Report covering acts of violence committed by the Cameroon Military and Non- State Armed Groups against civilians in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon of Cameroon in the period August and September 2020
During the months of August and September 2020, the Centre for Human Rights and Democracy in Africa (CHRDA) has noted, with great concern, disturbing reports of serious violence occurring in the North-West and South-West Regions of Cameroon. These include attacks against civilians, extra-judicial killings, torture,…
Understanding October 1, 1961: Southern Cameroons Independence Day
To understand the Anglophone crisis, there is a need to have a mastery of the pre and post-independence era. That history cannot be told without October 1. In February 1961, Southern Cameroons became independent. This followed the UN-organised plebiscite which had asked Southern Cameroonians, in…
FIVE YEARS LATER, SOLDIERS CONVICTED OF EXECUTING WOMEN AND CHILDREN IN CAMEROON
Video footage of the atrocity sparked an outcry that led to five soldiers receiving prison sentences in a blow against military impunity. THE COLD-BLOODED video shows Cameroonian soldiers marching two women and two children down a road. The soldiers make the women kneel on the ground. One…
Cameroon Campaigns for Schools Reopening
FILE – A teacher wearing a face mask to protect against the coronavirus writes on a blackboard at the Technical High School of Nkol-Bisson in Yaounde, Cameroon, June 1, 2020. YAOUNDE – Cameroon has launched a campaign to encourage parents to send their children to…
Civil Society activist, Fabrice Lena on the run after leading September 22 protest in Yaounde
The energetic youth leader of the Popular Action Party (PAP) and member of the ‘Stand Up For Cameroon’ civil society group Fabrice Lena is currently on the run for his life after he defied the odds to lead the September 22 protest in Yaounde. The…
Nationwide protests: CRM militants languish in dungeons
Three days after a nationwide peaceful protest called by Cameroon Renaissance Movement, CRM, on September 22, protesters arrested have not had access to their lawyers. Barrister Tamfu Richard, one of the lawyers defending those arrested regrets that all their efforts have been rendered useless. “We…
Peaceful protests, A bitter bill to Biya regime
Until four years ago, Cameroon was portrayed to the outside world as an island of peace, a nation on the move. “Peace, work, fatherland” displayed boldly at the top of her coat of arm where peace stands for the peace in Cameroon. But the term…
U.S.-Trained Forces Are Raping Women in Cameroon—and Rebels Are Beheading Them
IKOM, Nigeria—Lucy was contemplating closing early for the day when soldiers—believed to be from the Cameroon government’s notorious Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR)—stormed her shop in the northwestern Cameroon town of Bamenda at the end of August, dragged her outside, asked her to take off the shirt she…
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