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Cameroon Rolls Out Rapid Biometric ID Program in the North

CameroonOnline.ORG | In the northern part of Cameroon, near the Adamawa Region, residents are expressing relief and optimism as the new biometric identification system becomes fully operational. Previously hindered by long delays and administrative challenges, the population now benefits from a streamlined process that delivers identification documents within just 48 …

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Saisie majeure de cocaïne à l’Aéroport international de Douala

CamerounOnline.ORG | Le 18 juillet 2025, vers 13 heures, les agents des douanes de l’Aéroport international de Douala ont intercepté environ 245 kilogrammes de cocaïne (poids brut), soit 200 kilogrammes nets. La drogue était dissimulée dans des fûts en plastique en provenance d’Europe. Cette opération s’inscrit dans le cadre des …

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Major Cocaine Seizure at Douala International Airport

CameroonOnline.ORG | On July 18, 2025, around 1:00 PM, customs officers at Douala International Airport intercepted approximately 245 kilograms of cocaine (gross weight), equivalent to 200 kilograms net. The narcotics were concealed in plastic drums shipped from Europe. This operation is part of ongoing efforts by Cameroon’s Customs Administration to …

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Cameroon lawmakers criticize cost, complications in new national ID system

Biometric Update | Opposition members of Cameroon’s National Assembly have expressed worries that that the new system for the issuance of national ID cards is not only costly, but appears more complex than the previous one. Hon Adamou Koupit, member of parliament of the Cameroon Democratic Union (CDU) for Noun …

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Chinese solar products light up lives of Cameroonians

YAOUNDE, June 20 (Xinhua) — Power shortage had long been a pain for Emmanuel Tabe, a resident of Buea, the chief town of Cameroon’s Southwest Region. “Sometimes we did not have power for two or three weeks. The refrigerator didn’t work. Food was getting bad every day, and my children …

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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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