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Cameroonians in Sweden celebrate their country’s National Day

June 11, 2012 no comments

The President of the Cameroon community in Skåne in Sweden has described the political situation in his country as a unique one. Speaking to Nordic Africa News in Malmö City on the 19th of May Mr Fra...

$3.75 billion in state revenue lost to corruption in Cameroon

February 10, 2011 no comments

YAOUNDE, February 10, 2011 (AFP) – Cameroon lost some 2.8 billion euros ($3.75 billion) in state revenue between 1998 and 2004 through corruption, according to an official report seen by AFP. I...

CPJ mourns the death of Cameroon’s Pius Njawé

July 16, 2010 no comments

The Committee to Protect Journalists extends its deep condolences to the family and colleagues of Pius Njawé, a pioneering Cameroonian journalist and a press freedom advocate, who was killed in a car...

Paul Biya - Accused of Intent to Rigging Elections

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Accused of Intent to Rig Forthcoming El...

March 30, 2010 5 comments

The opposition in Cameroon has accused President Paul Biya of intent to steal the forthcoming election in the country. They are saying that Biya has made moves to seize control of vote preparations ...

Cameroon Editor Jailed For Insulting President Biya

December 30, 2009 no comments

New York, December 29, 2009—A Cameroonian newspaper editor, jailed this month after publishing a book excerpt that alleged sexual activities by President Paul Biya, was convicted on Monday of “insult...

Cameroonian Editor Under Arrest

December 15, 2009 3 comments

New York, December 15, 2009—The managing editor of a private newspaper in Cameroon has been held in police custody since Thursday, accused of insulting President Paul Biya, according to local journal...

EU Condemns Election Management Transfer in Cameroon

November 15, 2009 8 comments

YAOUNDE, Nov – Cameroon’s democratisation process has suffered a serious setback this year after the government transferred elections management from the Ministry of Territorial Administr...

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Central Africa: No Agreement on Climate Change Convention Without Adeq...

November 14, 2009 no comments

YAOUNDE, Nov – One month to go to the Copenhagen climate change summit, Central African countries and forest partners say they will not endorse any agreement on climate change if the internatio...