BBC | How did more than 600 Cameroonians come to find themselves stranded on a Caribbean island that many of them had never heard of? Journalist Gemma Handy reports from St John’s in Antigua. Daniel fights to hold back the tears as he recounts the day his two younger brothers …
Read More »Cameroon forward Choupo-Moting staying at Bayern Munich
MUNICH (AP) — Cameroon forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting has extended his contract to stay another season at Bayern Munich. The 33-year-old Choupo-Moting signed a one-year extension, Bayern said on Friday. Choupo-Moting has helped Bayern adjust to the loss of Robert Lewandowski by scoring 15 times across all competitions so far. …
Read More »German foreign office “sorry” for tweet taking a dig at Russia’s African outreach with a leopard emoji
CBS | Johannesburg — A German foreign ministry quip about leopards and an African tour by Russia’s top diplomat has sparked a cool response on the continent, ranging from bewilderment to accusations of insensitivity. On Wednesday, Germany said it would deliver 14 of its top-of-the-line Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine, …
Read More »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, …
Read More »Crise anglophone : le Cameroun n’a fait appel à “aucun médiateur” | + vidéo
Africanews | Le gouvernement camerounais a déclaré qu’il n’avait demandé à aucun pays de servir de médiateur dans son conflit avec les séparatistes anglophones, bien que le Canada ait déclaré avoir reçu une demande pour travailler sur un processus de paix. Le ministère canadien des Affaires étrangères a déclaré qu’il …
Read More »Canada to facilitate Cameroon peace process: Foreign Affairs Minister Joly
Tri-City News | OTTAWA — The federal government says Canada will guide a peace process aimed at resolving the ongoing crisis in Cameroon where years of fighting and strife have displaced nearly 800,000 people. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says there is an agreement by groups in the west-central African …
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