Tag: Cameroon

Shooting Deaths Roil Cameroon’s Breakaway Region

Children have recently been caught in the crossfire of the five-year-old war between Cameroon’s military and armed Anglophone separatists, a conflict that has not spared non-combatants. At least 11 Cameroonian soldiers died Saturday, Nov. 13, when suspected Anglophone separatist militants ambushed them with Improvised Explosive Devices(IEDs) at Matazem, Santa Sub-Division in the country’s embattled North…


Is Rebellion in Cameroon a Bellwether for Nigeria?

News Analysis A recent strike by Cameroonian rebels in Cameroon’s Northwestern region has drawn speculation that separatist groups in Nigeria’s Southeast and Cameroon’s border areas are on parallel tracks. The English-speaking rebels in Cameroon’s mountainous border zone with Nigeria are fighting for national independence from the Francophone majority under the banner of a self-proclaimed nation of “Ambazonia.”  Their…


Doctors Without Borders Forced to Withdraw From Cameroon’s Crisis-Hit Northwest

Atiku Bakari, 12, living in Cameroon’s embattled Northwest Region, had gone to fetch firewood that fateful July 16, when his eyes fell on a rare “toy”: a hand grenade. As Atiku innocently grasped the lethal object to start throwing around, it detonated—shattering his right hand, hitting him on the chest and wounding his stomach, and leg….


Saving A Lake From An Invasive Plant

LAKE OSSA, Cameroon—A Cameroonian lake choked with invasive weeds is a science project for biologists, but for Charles Elingua, it means starvation. “I have been fishing in this lake for more than 30 years,” Elinga, 56, and leader of fishermen in Lake Ossa, said. “The salvinia weed has disrupted fishing considerably.  I once was able…


Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attack That Killed 13 Soldiers

The news came hard for the Aoudou Man family, always fearful of news about Islamist militant attacks in northern Cameroon. That’s because two sons from the family have been serving in the Cameroonian army, fighting militants of the Nigerian-based islamist terror group, Boko Haram. Their fear was realized over the weekend of July 23 with…


Cameroon Reels From Fresh Islamist Attacks That Killed 13 Soldiers

The news came hard for the Aoudou Man family, always fearful of news about Islamist militant attacks in northern Cameroon. That’s because two sons from the family have been serving in the Cameroonian army, fighting militants of the Nigerian-based islamist terror group, Boko Haram. Their fear was realized on July 24 with news that their…


Chinese-Linked Miner in Pole Position for African Iron Ore Project

Beijing’s attempts to pivot their iron ore supply chains away from Australia to Africa appear to be taking shape with the signing of a major deal that will likely grant a Chinese-linked mining firm AustSino access to the massive Mbalam-Nabeba Iron Ore project. The deal comes seven months after Australian and British mining firms were…


Bus Crash in Western Cameroon Kills More Than 50 Passengers

YAOUNDE, Cameroon—At least 53 people have died and 21 others were injured in Cameroon when a bus collided with a truck early Wednesday in a village in the western part of the country, officials said. The accident occurred in Santchou village and survivors were rushed to hospitals in the western towns of Dschang and Bafoussam,…


Bus Crash in Western Cameroon Kills 37, Injures 18

YAOUNDE, Cameroon—More than 37 people are dead and 18 others seriously injured after a bus crash in Cameroon’s western village of Nemale, officials said. A 70-seater bus was on its way to the capital, Yaounde, from the western town of Foumban when it crashed into a truck while trying to avoid a crowd of people…