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17, July 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Newlywed couple shot dead in Bamenda attack 0
Unidentified gunmen have carried out a deadly attack, resulting in the loss of nine lives, including that of a recently married couple in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon. The victims, identified as Simplice Lontsi Tsomene, 37, and his wife Hélène Raisa Tanga, 25, were known as loving parents to three children and were also […]
17, July 2023
Calls for protection of journalists in Cameroon ahead of UN human rights review 0
Cameroonian journalists are facing lethal threats and false legal charges as they pursue reporting in the midst of Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict, according to a new report on press freedom and freedom of expression submitted to the United Nations by Freedom House, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), and the American Bar Association’s Center for Human […]
17, July 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Gunmen kill 10 in Bamenda 0
Gunmen killed 10 people and injured two others at a busy junction in the city of Bamenda in Cameroon’s troubled northwest, the regional governor said on Monday. A witness said the attackers arrived in vehicles late on Sunday, ordered people onto the floor with accusations of failing to back local separatists, and opened fire as […]
16, July 2023
French Cameroun: Boko Haram demand ransom to release abducted villagers 0
Members of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), a splinter group of the Boko Haram terror group, have demanded $16, 750 (USD) from 13 people kidnapped during an attack at Goré Kendi village in Cameroon. The victims, whose community is located at the municipality of Blangoua in the department of Logone-et-Chari which borders Lake […]
16, July 2023
Blaise Kalaba among 5 killed in Douala road accident 0
At least five people died early Friday in a road accident in Cameroon’s Littoral Region, according to the police. The accident occurred at 3:00 a.m. local time in the Bare locality of the region when a passenger bus collided head-on with another vehicle, local police said. Among the deceased was Blaise Kalaba, a renowned Cameroonian […]
16, July 2023
Football: Lionel Messi signs contract with Inter Miami through 2025 0
Argentine superstar Lionel Messi has signed a contract through the 2025 season with Inter Miami, the Major League Soccer team announced on Saturday. The 36-year-old striker, who sparked Argentina to a World Cup title last year in Qatar, is set to be unveiled by the team in a Sunday ceremony and expected to join Inter […]
14, July 2023
French footballer Benjamin Mendy acquitted of rape charges by UK jury 0
Former Manchester City and France footballer Benjamin Mendy broke down in tears on Friday, as a UK jury cleared him of sex offences. Mendy, 28, put his head on his knees and wiped away tears on hearing the verdict at the end of the three-week trial at Chester Crown Court in northwest England. He had […]
14, July 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Caught between a rock and a hard place! 0
The conflict in Cameroon’s two English-speaking regions may be simmering down but the suffering of internally displaced persons (IDPs) is only getting worse. While the guns are no longer as violent as they used to be in the two English-speaking regions, the hardship which is stalking IDPs is not letting up. There are real issues, […]
14, July 2023
US: White House warns Cameroonian journalist he may lose press pass 0
Simon Ateba, a Cameroon journalist who is owner of news site Today News Africa, was issued a formal warning by the White House over disruptions at news briefings, with the press office saying in a letter he is at risk of losing his entry pass to the grounds. The White House press office on Wednesday […]
18, July 2023
Ambazonia attacks likely to continue in Southern Cameroons through at least late 2023 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Separatist activism is likely to continue in Southwest and Northwest regions of Cameroon through at least late 2023. Unidentified assailants dressed in official military uniforms entered a bar and opened fire indiscriminately in Bamenda (Northwest) at around 19:30 July 16, killing nine people and injuring two others. The exact reason for the attack is unclear. […]