Bloody Anniversary as Cameroon President Marks 38 Years in Power
President Paul Biya, who came to power 38 years ago on November 6, maintains his position as Africa's second-longest-ruling leader. He is only beaten by Teodoro Obiang Nguema of Equatorial Guinea, who has been in power for nearly 41 years. His current mandate ends in 2025, at which point Biya will be 92-years-old, a year younger than former Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe when he was ousted. Aside from the challenges posed by Boko Haram in the northern part of the country and a political stalemate by Maurice Kamto who claims his victory was stolen in the last presidential election, a separatist movement in the country's two English-speaking regions is threatening to tear the country apart. Separatist violence erupted when fighters declared the independence of the Anglophone northwest and southwest regions from the majority French-speaking country. They also declared the creation of an independent English-speaking state called Ambazonia. According to United Nations statistics, this declaration of independence in October 2017, was met with a heavy military crackdown that has now escalated into armed conflict, with over 3,000 people killed. Schools and other government institutions have been targeted by armed groups in the four-year-long conflict.
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Cameroon:
Paul Biya Marks 38 Years in Power
Nation, 5 November 2020
Paul Biya will clock 38 years as president of Cameroon tomorrow, November 6, maintaining his position as Africa's second longest-ruling leader. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Cardinal Christian Tumi Released By Abductors
CISA, 6 November 2020
Cardinal Christian Wihgham Tumi, Archbishop Emeritus of Douala and main defender of dialogue for the resolution of the Anglophone crisis, has been released by abductors. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Raiders Order Students, Teachers to Strip Naked
East African, 5 November 2020
Armed attackers stormed a private school in the restive southwest region of Limbe in Cameroon on Wednesday and ordered students and teachers to strip naked in a new wave of… Read more »
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Cameroon:
Prominent Catholic Priest Kidnapped
Nation, 6 November 2020
Armed men kidnapped a prominent Cameroonian Catholic priest in the restive northwest region of the country on Thursday, sources said. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Cameroon's Ghost President Biya Fails to Lead
DW, 6 November 2020
As Cameroon's Anglophone crisis drags on, the country's long-term leader, President Paul Biya, is virtually invisible. This has devastating consequences for the conflict and for… Read more »
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Cameroon:
Kumba School Carnage - PM in Kumba Today
Cameroon Tribune, 5 November 2020
He arrived in Buea yesterday 4 November en route to the scene of the macabre incident. Read more »
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Cameroon:
Kumba Massacred Students - President Biya Condoles, Supports Burial
Cameroon Tribune, 3 November 2020
The Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji was once more in Kumba on November 2, 2020 with messages of condolence, compassion and assistance. Read more »
Cameroon President Paul Biya and his wife Chantal return (file photo).
InFocus
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At least eight children were killed and a dozen wounded after attackers stormed a school in southwestern Cameroon with guns and machetes, the United Nations has said.. It was ... Read more »
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On 24 October, armed men attacked a school in Kumba in the Southwest region of Cameroon. They killed seven students and injured several more. In the aftermath of the assault, the ... Read more »