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Africa: Cameroon to Redeploy Troops to CAR, Nigeria Borders Amid Spike in Attacks
VOA, 25 April 2023
Cameroon's military plans to redeploy troops to its borders with Nigeria and the Central African Republic after an increase in attacks from militants and rebels. Read more »
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Cameroon: Large-Scale Boko Haram Attacks Leave Thousands Homeless
VOA, 19 April 2023
Officials on Cameroon's northern border with Nigeria say Boko Haram militants in the past week destroyed hundreds of homes in large-scale attacks that killed at least six villagers… Read more »
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Cameroon: Insecurity Grows in Cameroon As Reintegration Efforts Stall
ISS, 17 April 2023
Problems with the reintegration of former Boko Haram members make preventing violent extremism and organised crime difficult. Read more »
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Cameroon: Authorities Rebuild Bridge Destroyed By Boko Haram
VOA, 10 April 2023
Authorities in Cameroon have rebuilt a bridge that Boko Haram militants destroyed in 2015 in an effort to damage trade with Nigeria and Chad. The government also deployed… Read more »
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Cameroon: Fresh Fighting With Boko Haram Displaces Thousands On Cameroon-Nigeria Border
VOA, 15 March 2023
At least 3,000 people have been displaced in fresh fighting along the Nigerian-Cameroonian border, according to forces battling Boko Haram militants. Read more »
Cameroon to Redeploy Troops to CAR, Nigeria Border Amid Attacks
Cameroon's military plans to redeploy troops to its borders with Nigeria and the Central African Republic after an increase in attacks from militants and rebels, reports Moki Edwin Kindzeka for VOA.
The military said hundreds of Boko Haram fighters are hiding in the bush after an invasion of the Mayo Moskota district on the northern border with Nigeria. The Cameroon government reported several hundred homes were set on fire, leaving thousands homeless.
Cameroon's defense minister says President Paul Biya has ordered an emergency security meeting to examine ways of stopping the attacks. The military will be redeployed to new areas where separatists, terrorists, and rebels are attacking, and the government plans to train 3,000 fresh troops within the next 20 months.
Separatists have been fighting to carve out an independent English-speaking state from the French-majority nation since 2017.
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At least 3,000 people have been displaced in renewed fighting along the Nigerian-Cameroonian border, according to forces battling Boko Haram militants, Moki Edwin Kindzek Read more »
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A commission of senior security and state officials from the troubled Central African Republic (CAR) and Cameroon has agreed to jointly fight armed rebels they say are fleeing ... Read more »
