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Kidnapped Cameroonian Priest Held for $42,750 Ransom Amid Rising Insecurity

Unidentified gunmen are demanding a $42,750 ransom for the release of Father Valentin Mbaïbarem, a Catholic priest abducted last week in Cameroon’s northern region. He was seized along with five others on the road between Guidjiba and Tcholliré. While the others have been released and one—a teacher—killed, Fr. Mbaïbarem remains …

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Cameroun: l’exploitation minière dans l’est provoque une «catastrophe écologique et humaine»

RFI | Au Cameroun, dans un rapport publié cette semaine, une ONG alerte sur « les conséquences de l’exploitation minière artisanale dans des localités situées à l’est du pays ». Entre exploitation sauvage, disparition des terres agricoles ou déperdition scolaire, l’ONG va jusqu’à évoquer « une catastrophe écologique et humaine ». Au Cameroun, dans …

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Cameroon archbishop says calm is returning to Anglophone regions

CRUX | YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – As Cameroon continues to grapple with a separatist crisis in its English-speaking regions—one that threatens the very foundations of the nation—a leading Catholic leader in the central African country has observed that tensions in the two regions are gradually easing. However, this does not mean …

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