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Cameroonian transgender activist arrives in Belgium after receiving asylum

InfoMigrants | A transgender activist from Cameroon has arrived in Belgium, where she was given asylum. Despite suffering violent attacks, she had to spend over a year in exile in Nigeria while her claim in Belgium was being processed. Shakiro, who goes by the one name, is a transgender woman, …

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Prominent Cameroon journalist found dead after abduction

YAOUNDE, Jan 22 (Reuters) – The mutilated body of a prominent Cameroonian journalist was found on Sunday near the capital Yaounde five days after he was abducted by unidentified assailants, the press union and a colleague said on Sunday. Media advocates described Martinez Zogo’s disappearance and death as a further …

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The young Cameroonians studying medicine in Madagascar | + video

France 24 | Increasingly, young men and women from the West-Central African country Cameroon are moving to Madagascar for their studies. Over the years, word has spread about the higher education system on the island – particularly in fields such as medicine. FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.

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The Plight Of Out -Of -Work Doctors In Cameroon | + video

Channels Television | The number of out-of-work doctors in Cameroon has soared since a change in government policy drastically cut the number of jobs offered to new graduates in the public health system. Since the move was implemented in 2020, new doctors say they’re having to find alternative ways to …

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Cameroon Activists Push Gender Parity for Senate Elections

VOA | MAROUA, CAMEROON — Activists in Cameroon are urging more women candidates to enter races for Senate seats before a January 28 deadline. Only 26 members of Cameroon’s 100-member senate are women, a number advocates want to see doubled. But patriarchal beliefs and a lack of political support are …

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