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U.S. reportedly sends another group of migrants to Cameroon amid legal and human rights concerns
A new group of migrants with no Cameroonian citizenship reportedly arrived in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Monday, continuing a controversial U.S. program that sends immigrants to countries with which they have no known ties. The development comes days after reports surfaced that nine migrants were quietly sent to Cameroon last month. Lawyer Alma David of the…
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Anicet Ekane: Cameroon opposition leader passes away after weeks of detention
Anicet Ekane, an opposition leader in Cameroon, has passed away following detention. His family...
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Issa Tchiroma takes refuge in Gambia amid violent fallout from Cameroon’s contested election
Gambia has acknowledged that it is sheltering Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary...
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Three-day lockdown underway in Cameroon as opposition challenges Biya’s 8th term
Cameroon’s streets fell quiet on Tuesday as opposition forces called for a nationwide...
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Cameroon opposition rejects election results as protests intensify across the country
Cameroon’s political tension rose Tuesday as opposition parties rejected official results confirming 92-year-old President Paul Biya’s re-election, extending his more than four-decade rule....
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Cameroonian opposition leader Tchiroma Bakary to face legal action over post-election protests
The Interior Minister of Cameroon, Paul Atanga Nji, has revealed that opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary will face legal action over allegations he incited “violent post-election demonstrations”....
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Cameroon’s Paul Biya, world’s oldest head of state, wins reelection
Veteran 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has won a controversial eighth term, extending his 43 years in power as president, after being declared the winner by the constitutional council on Monday. Biya is...
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20 people arrested in Cameroon as election tensions rise ahead of presidential results
Cameroon’s tense post-election atmosphere intensified Tuesday as authorities announced the arrest of at least 20 people linked to protests challenging the October 12 presidential election. The detentions...
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Tensions rise in Cameroon as ruling party office torched amid disputed election
Cameroon’s ruling party has reported that one of its regional offices was deliberately torched, heightening tensions across the country amid growing allegations of electoral fraud following the October...
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“Our victory is clear” – Tchiroma proclaims win in Cameroon’s presidential election
Cameroon’s tense political climate intensified Tuesday after opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself the winner of the October 12 presidential election and urged longtime president...
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At 92, Paul Biya launches campaign to extend 43-year rule in Cameroon’s presidential race
Cameroon’s long-serving leader Paul Biya made a rare public appearance on Tuesday, launching his re-election campaign with a rally in the Far North region, a key battleground in the country’s...
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Ouattara’s fourth-term bid in Ivory Coast raises alarm over democratic backsliding in West Africa
Ivory Coast’s President Alassane Ouattara has announced he will seek a fourth term in office, a move critics fear signals a return to authoritarian-style leadership in a region already grappling...
