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Cameroon:army raid kills five, frees one hostage in Lebialem
Published on 17.08.2018
Cameroon security forces say they have killed at least five separatist fighters and freed one hostage during an attack carried out on a separatist camp…
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Ndop deputy mayor kidnapped
Published on 16.08.2018
The first assistant mayor of the Ndop council, Nkoketunjia Division of the North West region was reportedly abducted on Thursaday morning by unidentified armed men.…
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Four soldiers killed in Baboungo
Published on 16.08.2018
At least four soldiers were killed in Babungo, Ngoketunjia Division of the North West Region following a shoot out between security forces and armed men.…
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Boko Haram fighters (file photo)

B/H intensity in Cameroon’s Far North drops-Crisis Group
Published on 16.08.2018
The intensity of the conflict against Boko Haram in Cameroon’s Far North has diminished, the International Crisis Group (ICG) said on Tuesday. According to the crisis…

Rights group wants Tchiroma sacked over Far North killings

The Network of Human Right Defenders in Central Africa RHEDAC has called on the Minister of Communication Issa Tchiroma Bakary…
Published on 15.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Part of GBHS Ndop razed by fire

The administrative unit of the Government Bilingual High School in Ndop, North West Region of Cameroon was at the weekend…
Published on 14.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
MINUSCA operations in Central Africa: Cameroon deploys new members

Cameroon has deployed new contingents to Central Africa Republic, CAR, under the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Mission,MINUSCA, framework. According to online…
Published on 14.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Two killed as gunmen attack Ngoh Ngoh’s residence

Security officers have opened investigations to track down armed men who attacked the residence of the Secretary General at the…
Published on 13.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Transport buses burnt in Bamenda by unknown men

At least five buses belonging to the Mondial tansport agency were last night burnt by unknown men, sources have confirmed.…
Published on 11.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Soldiers suspected of killing women, children in Cameroon arrested

At least seven Cameroonian soldiers suspected to have carried out human rights violations in the Far North region of Cameroon have…
Published on 11.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Kidnapped Menchum valley DO released

The Divisional Officer of the Menchum valley who was kidnapped on Saturday has been freed by his abductors, sources have…
Published on 07.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Five security officers killed in crisis stricken Cameroon

Five security officers were over the weekend killed in fresh violence in West Cameroon, where English-speaking separatists have declared an…
Published on 07.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Four gendarmes killed in Menchum

At least four gendarme officers have been killed in Esu, Menchum Division of the North West Region of Cameroon, sources…
Published on 06.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Police officer killed in Mutengene

A police officer was brutally killed at his residence on Saturday evening in Mutengene, South West Region of Cameroon, sources have…
Published on 06.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Menchum valley DO kidnapped

The Divisional Officer of the Menchum valley, Lokombe Derek Mwanjo was on Saturday kidnaped by armed men on Friday along…
Published on 06.08.2018 par Francis Ajumane security
US to withdraw troops from Cameroon

Defence officials in the United States has said it is looking to withdraw hundreds of its troops from Africa as…
Published on 03.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Ayah Paul reveals plans to kill him, family members

The leader of the Popular Action Party and former Member of Parliament for Akwaya, Ayah Paul Abine says there are…
Published on 03.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Gendarmes attacked in Wum

At least three gendarmes were on Tuesday attacked by unidentified gunmen. According to reports, the incident occurred when gunmen attacked…
Published on 02.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Wum: gunmen attack checpoint, injure security officers

At least three security officers were injured in Wum, headquarters of the Menchum division in the North West region on…
Published on 01.08.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
UN Security council taking interest in Anglophone crisis-UK diplomat

The United Nations Security Council is keeping an eye and taking strong interest in the ongoing crisis in the North…
Published on 01.08.2018 par Francis Ajumane security
Buea Mayor wants SW re-militarised, promises bloodshed if AGC holds in Buea

The Mayor of Buea, Ekema Patrick Esunge, has demanded for more troops to be re-deployed to the South West Region…
Published on 01.08.2018 par Isidore Abah security
Four civilians killed in Buea

At least four persons are reported to have been shot and killed in Buea, capital of the South West Region…
Published on 31.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Ndop prison burnt, prisoners freed

Security forces have launched a manhunt to track down prisoners at the Ndop prisoners who escaped last night after unknown…
Published on 29.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Rights group urges Serbia to stop selling arms to Cameroon

Human rights group Amnesty International has urged Serbia to stop selling arms to Cameroon after a video of executions in…
Published on 23.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Gunmen kidnap traditional ruler in Bafut

The traditional ruler of Bukari, a village in Bafut Sub Division in the North West Region of Cameroon has been…
Published on 20.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Anglophone crisis: Gunmen decapitate policeman in Wum

Some armed men suspected of being secessionists on Wednesday beheaded a police officer, Daouda Charles, in the country's restive North…
Published on 19.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Two killed as Ambazonia fighters ghost Bamenda

At least two persons are reported to have died in the city of Bamenda, capital of the North West Region…
Published on 18.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane security
Boko Haram attack leaves two dead in Far North

At least two persons have died in the Far North Region and many others injured following an attack by insurgents…
Published on 17.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Separatists attack Limbe, burn brewery truck

Precarious calm has returned to the city of Limbe in the South West Region after clashes between separatist fighters and…
Published on 16.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Attack on Defence Minister’s convoy leaves journalist, four soldiers wounded

At least five persons were injured on Thursday following an attack by seperatist fighters on the convoy of Cameroon's Defence…
Published on 12.07.2018 par Francis Ajumane security
Anglophone crisis: SDF MP hold Defense Minister to task

Defense Minister Joseph Beti Assomo, was on July 6, held to task over repeated killings of soldiers and civilians in…
Published on 12.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Police officers killed in Buea bloody clashes

At least three policemen, including a superintendent, have been killed in fighting between English-speaking separatists and security forces in Buea,…
Published on 11.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Gendarme officer killed along Bamenda-Ndop road

A gendarme officer was at the weekend killed along the Bamenda-Ndop road by unidentified gunmen, local sources have said. The…
Published on 09.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security
Security issues overshadow AU summit in Mauritania

French President Emmanuel Macron joined African leaders gathered in the Mauritanian capital on the final evening of a summit overshadowed…
Published on 03.07.2018 par Journal du Cameroun security