Conflict

Cameroon: Two militants killed as army repels Boko Haram attack

Yaounde: At least two militants of the terror group Boko Haram were killed when they launched offensives against a civilian community and the military in Cameroon's Far North region, locals and security sources confirmed Monday. more

UN shocked and outraged over horrific attack on school in Cameroon

New York: The United Nations has strongly condemned Saturday’s attack on a school in southwestern Cameroon, which claimed the lives of eight children, and wounded another twelve.

Boko Haram attack in Cameroon leaves 18 dead, 11 injured

Yaounda/Sputnik: Eighteen people are killed and 11 others are seriously injured in an attack by the Boko Haram group in northern Cameroon, L'Oeil du Sahel reported on Sunday.

Cameroon: UN officials raise alarm over escalating violence, call for civilian protection

New York : Four senior UN officials issued a joint statement on Friday deploring the continued human rights abuses committed against civilians, including women and children, in the south- ...

Five soldiers killed by Boko Haram in Cameroon's Far North region

Yaounde (Xinhua/UNI) At least five Cameroonian soldiers were killed Saturday night by Boko Haram in a fight in Soueram, a locality in the country's Far North region, the army confirme ...

Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens

New York, June 22 (JEN): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions ...

Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens

New York, June 22 (JEN): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions ...

Cameroon violence condemned by UN human rights office in appeal for dialogue to address grievances

New York,Continuing insecurity in Cameroon has been condemned by the United Nations Human Rights Office (OHCHR) amid reports of killings by armed groups and State forces that has prompted ...

UN chief condemns student abductions in north-west Cameroon

New York, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has condemned Monday’s reported kidnapping of students and staff from a secondary school in Bamenda, North-W ...

Do not send refugees back to the violence they fled from, UN agency urges Cameroon

New York: Despite warnings, Nigerian refugees and asylum-seekers who fled Boko Haram violence continue to be returned from Cameroon, the United Nations refugee agency has said, underscori ...