Cameroon

U.S. 05/31/19, 19:39

The Latest on the large numbers of immigrants at the southern border (all times local): 6:40 p.m. Border officials in Texas say a group of 116 Africans was arrested Thursday after wading through the Rio Grande to enter the United States. Migrant children line up for a meal at the door of the ...

Sports 05/30/19, 01:42

Sometime in the next couple weeks, either the Toronto Raptors or Golden State Warriors will proclaim themselves to be world champions.They won't be true "world" champions, of course.But these NBA Finals have a very distinct international feel.Golden State Warriors basketball guard Stephen Curry takes part in practice for the NBA ...

Africa 05/27/19, 08:44

As students in Cameroon began their annual exams Monday, hundreds of their teachers in English-speaking regions were on the streets protesting. The teachers are demanding better security after three t

Africa 05/21/19, 04:24

Local e-commerce platforms allow farmers to earn more money by selling directly to the consumer

Africa 05/03/19, 14:47

Hundreds of English-speaking journalists in predominantly francophone Cameroon take part in conferences and peaceful protests, talk about their experiences

World 04/28/19, 12:51

Thousands fleeing conflict or poverty in Nigeria, Cameroon, Bangladesh, Haiti and Cuba have traveled across oceans, through the jungles and mountains of South America, up through Central America, on a route that — so far — ends here: the steamy, crumbling Mexican city of Tapachula, near the Guatemala border. Over 1,500 ...

Africa 04/20/19, 11:06

Militia members attacked an Ebola treatment center hours after another attack killed a staffer with the World Health Organization, a Congolese official said Saturday.Butembo city's deputy mayor, Patrick Kambale Tsiko, told The Associated Press that the attackers armed with machetes tried to burn down the center in Katwa district overnight. ...

Africa 04/20/19, 08:45

Multi-National Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission has deployed troops after suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Cameroon killing at least 13 people, leaving hundreds homeless

World 04/19/19, 13:24

Attackers stormed a hospital at the epicenter of Congo's Ebola outbreak and killed "a dear colleague," the head of the World Health Organization said Friday as he condemned the latest violence against health workers trying to contain the virus.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a Twitter post that others ...

Africa 04/18/19, 08:16

Cameroon coffee production dropped from 156,000 tons in 1990 to barely 25,000 today

Africa 04/16/19, 12:08

Kidnappings and attacks in Nigeria by Boko Haram militants spread fear across the border

Africa 04/15/19, 11:15

Police say the group of mainly women and children did not have permission to cross the border or identification cards, and failed to answer their questions

Soccer 04/12/19, 15:50

Mohamed Salah and host Egypt will face Congo, Uganda and Zimbabwe in the group stage of an historic African Cup of Nations this year, the first time the tournament will field 24 teams and be held in the European summer.As host, Egypt was one of six seeded teams for Friday's ...

Africa 04/10/19, 11:10

Five men, women, and children were kept in "slave-like" conditions for months

Africa 04/08/19, 11:30

Cameroon troops whistle to indicate it is time for departure as about 3,000 Nigerians prepare to return to the village of Kukawa in Borno state

Africa 04/06/19, 09:33

Despite government ban on rallies, opposition party members threaten to demonstrate in support of their jailed presidential candidate

Africa 04/05/19, 10:54

The government is dismissing local media reports that aid cannot reach everyone in need because of continued clashes between the military and English-speaking separatists who seek to break away from Cameroon and its French-speaking majority

Africa 03/29/19, 10:48

Military says it has arrested at least 10 suspected kidnappers, but players say the abductions show the government is unable to protect citizens

Africa 03/26/19, 18:30

UNHCR is appealing for $184 million to support life-saving operations for displaced and refugee Cameroonians

Africa 03/18/19, 11:47

US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Tibor Nagy recently called on Cameroon to free opposition leader Maurice Kamto and to work harder to stop violence in its anglophone regions