France 24 | Thirty elderly women kidnapped by separatists in Cameroon’s restive anglophone region a week ago after protesting against taxes levied by them have been freed, a government official told AFP Saturday. The women were released on the evening of May 23, three days after they were abducted in …
Read More »Tragic Collision in Cameroon: Passenger Bus Crash Claims 19 Lives, Investigation Underway
On Friday, the government reported that at least 19 people lost their lives when a passenger bus crashed into a truck in Cameroon. The accident occurred when the bus, on its way to Eseka, a town in the south, lost control and collided with a heavy-duty truck carrying sand, said …
Read More »Cameroon withdraws from football friendly with Russia
The New Voice of Ukraine | The Cameroon national football team will not play the June 15 friendly match with Russia, Russian sports outlet Sport-Express reported on May 23. The Cameroon government has reportedly banned the national team from playing the football match with the Russians. The event was set …
Read More »More than 30 women in Cameroon abducted by separatist fighters for protesting illegal taxes
Cameroon’s government says more than 30 women have been abducted by separatist rebels in the Northwest region, for protesting taxes imposed on them by the fighters Associated Press | YAOUNDE, Cameroon — More than 30 women were abducted by separatist rebels in Cameroon, for protesting illegal taxes imposed on them …
Read More »Users report hassles with Cameroon biometric visa portal
Biometric Update | Some applicants logging onto the dedicated portal for Cameroon’s biometric visas have been reporting glitches with the system which went live at the start of this month. The much-heralded platform was launched on May 1, but some users say they have faced difficulties using the system seamlessly. …
Read More »VATICAN – Among the new Venerables also the first Cameroonian “fidei donum”
Agenzia Fides | Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – On Saturday, May 20, the Holy Father authorized the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints to publish some Decrees, including those concerning the recognition of the heroic virtues of the Cameroon diocesan priest Father Simon Mpeke, born around 1906 in Batombé and …
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