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Cameroon: Polls Close, Conflict Simmers
DW, 7 October 2018
Voting has closed in Cameroon despite low turnup in Buea, the capital of the southwestern region. Some administrative officials were seen casting their ballots after local… Read more »
Polls Close in Cameroon Election
Voting has closed in Cameroon despite a low turnout in Buea, the capital of the southwestern region. Some administrative officials were seen casting their ballots after local residents were threatened by separatists, writes Deutsche Welle.
Voting has closed in Cameroon despite low a turn-out up in Buea, the capital of the southwestern region.
Women protest, holding up a poster with images of atrocities committed in an ongoing conflict between government forces and armed separatists, in Bamenda, Cameroon, Sept. 7, 2018.
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Cameroon: Opposition Teams Up Ahead of Presidential Vote
DW, 6 October 2018
The new coalition between two opposition parties was announced just two days before voters head to the polls. Opposition parties are hoping to unseat current President Paul Biya,… Read more »
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Cameroon: A Vote Without a Say - Cameroon's Displaced Anglophones Wait for Peace to Return
IRIN, 5 October 2018
On the eve of Cameroon's presidential elections, the country is divided. But not simply because of the vote on Sunday. Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Separatist - 'I Don't Call Myself a Fighter, I Defend Myself'
DW, 6 October 2018
On Sunday Cameroonians will go to the polls. But in the English-speaking regions voting is nearly impossible. DW spoke to three anglophone separatist fighters about the longtime… Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon Needs More Than 'Biya or Chaos'
ISS, 5 October 2018
Cameroonians will be voting for a new president this Sunday 7 October. The election comes at a critical time for the central African nation which until quite recently was a stable… Read more »
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Cameroon: Contentious Elections Come at a Precarious Time
Brookings, 6 October 2018
Cameroonians used to praise their country as Central Africa’s oasis of peace and security, but the 2018 presidential election will be strained by insecurity and violent… Read more »
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Cameroon: Cameroon's Youth and Their Old President
DW, 6 October 2018
Many young Cameroonians are tired of the 36-year tenure of President Paul Biya and want change. But how many of them will actually cast their ballot on Sunday is still an open… Read more »
InFocus
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Cameroonian political parties have criss-crossed the country ahead of the presidential elections on Sunday October 7. Eight candidates representing a string of opposition parties ... Read more »
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Parents are pulling their children from schools after separatists fighting for the independence of the English-speaking regions of Cameroon reportedly attacked a school. A video is ... Read more »
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Many people have fled the English-speaking regions of Cameroon as fighting has intensified in the Anglophone regions between security forces and armed groups. Unrest in the country ... Read more »
