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Investigation underway after the brutal death of the chief of chancery at the French consulate in Douala

Friday, August 18, the lifeless body of Christian Hué, chief of chancery at the French Consulate General in Douala, was found at his home. Early indications suggest that it could be a suicide. Investigations have been opened to determine the causes and circumstances of the death. The French Embassy in …

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Cameroon Military: Mass Grave Found With Bodies of 2021 Kidnap Victims

VOA | YAOUNDE, CAMEROON — Military officials in Cameroon say they have found a mass grave near the border with Nigeria containing the bodies of nine civilians, including five government officials, who were abducted by rebels in June 2021. Government troops were led to the mass grave by a separatist …

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Cameroon’s anglophone conflict has lasted for six years: what citizens say about how to end it

The Conversation | The armed conflict in Cameroon between separatist groups and the military is in its sixth year. Armed groups are fighting for secession of the English-speaking north-west and south-west regions and establishment of the Republic of Ambazonia. The government rejected a Canadian peace initiative in January 2023. Cameroon is officially bilingual. However, the minority …

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Cameroun : au moins 37 morts dans l’effondrement d’un immeuble à Douala | + vidéo

Dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche, un immeuble d’habitation de quatre étages situé dans le nord de Douala s’est effondré sur un autre bâtiment résidentiel d’un étage. Au moins 37 personnes sont mortes. Les secours continuent de fouiller les décombres.

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Death toll rises to 37 in Cameroon building collapse

Business Recorder | YAOUNDÉ: The death toll from a building collapse in Cameroon’s business hub Douala rose to 37 on Monday, as neighbours recalled the structure’s “failings” and “cracks”, fearing more bodies lie under the ruins. The four-storey block of flats collapsed onto another residential building in the north of …

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