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As Africans recall the missing, Buea mayor accused of endorsing abductions

As Africans recall the missing, Buea mayor accused of endorsing abductions

In Zimbabwe, it has been more than three years since human rights activist Itai Dzamara was abducted at gunpoint. The next year it was his brother, Patson, who went missing. The difference between the two is that Patson came back but Itai never has. Their stories are achingly familiar to…

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Cameroon’s Anglophone protests lead to street clashes, new deaths

Cameroon’s Anglophone protests lead to street clashes, new deaths

At least six people have died in Cameroon during a weekend of protests in the troubled Anglophone regions of the West African nation, as reports of fatalities continue to rise. Five were inmates who died when the jail in Kumbo caught fire early Sunday, according to Reuters. Authorities say they…

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Cost of Cameroon Internet shutoff an estimated €2.69 million – and counting

Cost of Cameroon Internet shutoff an estimated €2.69 million – and counting

The financial impact of the Internet shutdown in Cameroon is now an estimated €2.69 million, according to digital access advocates who have repeated calls for restoration of service to the Anglophone regions in the West African nation’s northwest and southwest. The latest figures were released at the end of March…

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Cameroon: Bamenda student is first to win ‘Google Code In’ prize

A 17-year-old student from Cameroon has become the first African to win the Google Code In contest grand prize. Collins Nji of Bamenda, an artist and graphic designer when he’s not honing his coding skills, was one of 34 teens from across the globe to achieve the honors. There were…

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Anglophone crisis in Cameroon: Little to celebrate as ‘ghost towns’ continue

Late Sunday night, the United States Embassy in Yaounde sent out its “congratulations to the indomitable Lions” message to celebrate the Africa Cup of Nations victory in Cameroon. It was an exciting match, and both Christian Bassogog’s MVP award and the the 2-1 victory over Egypt he helped to deliver…

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Cameroon bans Anglophone opposition groups; leaders arrested

In Cameroon, two leaders of a top Anglophone community organizing group were arrested Tuesday as the news of their detention sparked a new round of protests in Buea. The move came on the second day of this week’s general “ghost town” strike to call attention to Anglophone concerns in Buea,…

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