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Cameroon: COVID-19 Brings Out Government's Ugly Side
HRW, 14 May 2020
The message of national solidarity around the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have been lost in Cameroon. While several other governments are calling on its citizens to pull together… Read more »
COVID-19 Brings Out Cameroon Govt's Ugly Side - Rights Body
Rights group Human Rights Watch says while several other governments are calling on its citizens to pull together and help one another, Cameroon's ruling party is using the pandemic to settle scores and punish the opposition. This after volunteers for Survival Initiative, a fundraising initiative launched by opposition leader Maurice Kamto to respond to the health emergency, were arrested while handing out protective masks and sanitizing gel for free to people in the capital.
L'opposant Maurice Kamto (à gauche) souhaite dialoguer avec le président Paul Biya (à droite)
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As Cameroon confirms over a thousand COVID-19 cases, rights groups have asked for humanitarian assistance, saying resources are already stretched tackling Boko Haram terrorism, ... Read more »
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Cameroon has made the wearing of face masks mandatory by all citizens and has begun the large-scale production of Chloroquine to treat COVID-19, the Minister of Science and ... Read more »
