March 31, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea Traders Say Marburg Travel Restrictions Suffocate Trade
Hundreds of merchants gathered Friday in Kye Ossi, a Cameroonian town on the border with Gabon and Equatorial Guinea, to protest travel restrictions imposed since an outbreak of… Read more »
March 24, 2023
West Africa: Cameroon, Gabon Reinforce Travel Restrictions After Equatorial Guinea Confirms Marburg Cases
Cameroon and Gabon have stepped up border security after neighboring Equatorial Guinea confirmed a spreading Marburg virus has killed at least nine people. Despite the controls,… Read more »
February 15, 2023
West Africa: Cameroon Dismisses Report of Suspected Marburg Infections After Equatorial Guinea's First Outbreak
Cameroon's health ministry has dismissed a report of two suspected cases of Marburg virus in the country after a first deadly outbreak in neighboring Equatorial Guinea. Health… Read more »
November 23, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon Merchants Say Equatorial Guinea Partially Reopens Border
Traders working on Cameroon's border with Equatorial Guinea say Malabo has partially reopened border traffic a day after partial election results indicate Teodoro Obiang Nguema… Read more »
November 18, 2022
Equatorial Guinea: President Set to Win Sixth Term
Equatorial Guinea, Africa's only Spanish-speaking country, goes to the polls Sunday with 80-year-old President Teodoro Obiang Nguema running for a sixth term. Read more »
November 07, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon Traders Say Equatorial Guinea Border Closure Ahead of Elections Hurts Business
Traders in the Cameroon town of Kiossi, on the border with Equatorial Guinea, say business is suffering after the land border was closed last week ahead of November 20 elections.… Read more »
October 31, 2022
Central Africa: Cameroon Says Hundreds of Its Citizens Deported From Equatorial Guinea
Cameroon says Equatorial Guinea has deported several hundred Cameroonians, some of whom say they were fleeing terrorist and rebel attacks at home. The government of Equatorial… Read more »