Cameroon Says 53 Killed in Collision Between Truck, Passenger Bus
FILE – A general view of the parking lot at the border of Garoua-Boulai, Cameroon, Jan. 8, 2021. YAOUNDE – Officials in Cameroon say at least 53 people died and 21 were severely burned Wednesday morning when a passenger bus collided with a truck illegally…
Cameroon Security Forces Apprehend a Gang of Fake Document Producers in Yaoundé
This criminal gang which specializes in the falsification of documents found itself in the Gendarmerie dragnet following a security operation that was launched on January 19, 2021, in the Capital city. This gang was reportedly specialized in the production of everything and anything to…
Cameroon: Outcry over police extortion of half a million from Anglophone in Yaounde
“The police stood across the road from where I was being robbed but they did nothing, I was helpless!” a young Yaounde city dweller cries out. The victim who spoke to MMI on the basis of anonymity lost his phone and money as he…
On Human Rights Day, Cameroon Activists, Civilians Call for True Dialogue to End Crises
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Hundreds are protesting on Thursday, International Human Rights Day, In Cameroon to call for an end to separatist violence and Boko Haram terrorism. The two conflicts have killed tens of thousands of people in the country. A crowd of mostly women and…
Cameroon Opposition Leader’s De Facto House Arrest Ends
YAOUNDE – Hundreds of supporters of Cameroon opposition leader Maurice Kamto have gathered at his home after his months-long de facto house arrest suddenly ended. Heavily armed police stationed at his home since September 22 left on Tuesday, but authorities are giving no explanation….
Effort Launched to Reunite Cameroonian Families, Children Separated by Crises
YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – Humanitarian organizations in Cameroon have launched a program to reunite with their families the increasing numbers of children who have fled the Boko Haram conflict and the separatist crisis in the English-speaking regions. The groups say the effort was launched after the…
Hundreds Desert Cameroon Village After Separatists Kill Village Chief
YAOUNDE – Hundreds of villagers have deserted a village in Cameroon’s English-speaking Southwest region after rebels attacked, killed their chief, and torched his palace Friday evening. The fleeing civilians are asking for help in neighboring towns. The incident took place a day after another English-speaking…
Cameroonian Artists unite in Yaoundé to demand end to Anglophone crisis
The initiative, which was brought up by artist Jean Jules Kenfack popularly known as Maalhox under the banner of the Cameroon Movement for Artists (MAC), rallied a host of high profile Cameroonian entertainers at the Lyceé Bilingue Essos-Yaounde. Some of the artists included Tohnain Anthony…
Jailed Mancho BBC & Co handed 18 month sentences in absentia for prison riot
“I was not in court so I consider the verdict a non-event. I maintain that the Cameroon justice system is completely rotten. You don’t keep me in prison and call others in court and give my sentence to them to come and give me”. “Soldiers…
Cameroon Condemns Killing of School Children, Calls for Investigation
Schoolchildren, their parents, and teachers hold a protest after gunmen opened fire at a school, killing at least six children as authorities claim, in Kumba, Cameroon, Oct. 25, 2020. YAOUNDE, CAMEROON – There has been widespread condemnation in Cameroon over an attack on a school…
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