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Cameroon: At least 12 Bamenda University students kidnapped on graduation day At least twelve students of the University of Bamenda were reportedly kidnapped on Saturday December 8 as the institution was graduation its eighth batch of students, sources have said. The students were picked up by the gunmen as they were on their way to campus and ferried to an unidentified location where they have been held till date. The gunmen later released a video on Monday December 10 showing the faces of the students and issuing what they describe as a last warning to any student of the University who insist on going to school. The gunmen said in the video they were going to release the students but threatened any other student “caught” by them will be “dealt with” accordingly. University authorities are yet to comment on the abduction of the students but it was a tense situation in Bambili on Saturday as gunshots were heard around town while the graduation ceremony was going on. ...

Cameroon: United States worry over worsening Anglophone crisis Tibor Nagy, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Africa, has said the situation in Cameroon’s English speaking regions is worsening by the day and “it is worrying me greatly.” According to APA news, the US diplomat made the statement Thursday saying “the last thing we need” is growing radicalization in response to the actions of security forces. The United States calls for dialogue between Cameroon’s government and the Anglophone separatists who sprang up from peaceful protests two years ago against the alleged marginalization of English-speakers in the largely Francophone country, Nagy said in a conference call with journalists. Fighting between the separatists and Cameroon’s security forces has sent hundreds of thousands of people fleeing in recent months, with hundreds of people killed in the English-speaking North West and South West regions. Nagy said he is reminded of neighboring Nigeria, whe...

Cameroon: French Ambassador lauds creation of disarmament committee French Ambassador to Cameroon, Gilles Thibault, has lauded President Biya for creating the National Disarmament, Demobilisation, and Reintegration Committee. This was during an audience President Paul BIYA granted the French Ambassador to Cameroon – H.E. Gilles Thibault on 6 December 2018. For close to three hours, the Head of State and his guest exchanged on a wide range of issues. Ambassador Gilles Thibault congratulated President Paul BIYA and expressed optimism that his decision to establish the NDDRC and the CFAF 12.7 billion Emergency Humanitarian Assistance Plan are steps, which will open a pathway to dialogue, reconciliation, and the return of peace in the North-West and South-West Regions. Going by  prc.cm,  both personalities made a full panoramic review of the excellent cooperation ties existing between Cameroon and France. They talked about the construction of the Nachtigal Da...

Buea Motor Park Suffers Another Perturbation Amidst Military, Amba Standoff Uneasy calm now reigns at the Buea Mile 17 motor park. Reports say, long hours of gun battle between pro-independence fighters and Cameroon military, perturbed activities in the park and surrounding neighbourhoods. According to a source who was trapped in the gun exchange, the military besieged the mile 17 motor park around 10am, following a tip-off of an imminent activity of the fighters. « Around 10pm or so, the whole park was filled with the military. They went around searching and ransacking any suspecting material. We were told that Amba fighters have infiltrated the population. Everyone present in the park at that time was asked to lie down. It was not before long before we began hearing shooting between the Amba boys and the military, » our source who died for anonymity, said. The fighting that lasted for close to an hour, coated the lives of two unknown young men. Reports say, tw...

Cameroon protests CAF decision to withdraw AFCON 2019 hosting rights Source: Africanews Cameroon has pledged to complete all the infrastructure planned for the 2019 African Cup of Nations ( AFCON ) ‘on time’, despite Friday’s withdrawal of hosting rights by the continent’s football governing body. Cameroon protests CAF decision to withdraw AFCON 2019 hosting rights The  AFCON  2019 infrastructure “which belongs to the Cameroonian people” will be completed “at the right time, as promised by the Head of State”, reads a statement released by the Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakary on Saturday. The African Football Confederation ( CAF ) decided on Friday to withdraw the organization of the  CAN -2019 in Cameroon, after a recent security inspection and a visit to the country’s infrastructure, stadiums, and accommodation. The government of the Republic asks the people (...) not to give in to the temptation of sterile attacks. Yaoundé contrac...

Cameroon-Nigeria: Anglophone Crisis Displacement, 25 October 2018 Since late 2016, protests and violence in Cameroon South-West and North-West regions (Anglophone Cameroon) has caused significant internal displacement and refugee flows into Nigeria. Government restrictions and civilian-targeted attacks by various armed actors limit nearly all humanitarian access in these two regions. In mid-2018, the UN and Government of Cameroon issued humanitarian appeals, which have been minimally funded. Recent spikes in displacement have rapidly outpaced available funding. US Department of State - Humanitarian Information Unit: https://hiu.state.gov/Pages/Home.aspx  

Cameroon: Christopher Fomunyoh rolls out proposal to solve Anglophone crisis Prominent Cameroonian Human rights and civil society activist Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh has rolled out a series of pertinent proposals that will help Cameroon come out of the current impasse in the North West and South West regions. Amongst some of the concrete solutions proposed are the release of all political prisoners, call for a ceasefire on both sides, lifting the curfews imposed in some areas,…etc Read on the full text. Statement from Dr. Christopher Fomunyoh on the deteriorating Security and Political Situation in Cameroon. Fellow Cameroonians, On October 7, voters cast ballots in the presidential poll which had nine candidates in competition. I congratulate those who participated in that exercise. I also commend the candidates who created opportunities for citizen engagement and raised hopes for genuine democracy and meaningful change through the ballot box. Unfortunately, those...