*Nigerian Navy Seizes Cameroon bound 10,000 Liters of Petrol in Akwa Ibom* https://ioinews.org/nigeri...

*Cross River Government Launches Calabar to Cameroon Ferry Service* https://ioinews.org/cross-...

*Cross River State: Cameroonian Cartel Member Arrested with N300 Million Elephant Tusks* https://ioinews.org/cross-...

*Legendary Talk Show Queen with Liberian Cameroonian Roots, Oprah Winfrey Turns 70* https://ioinews.org/legend...

*AFCON: Osayi-Samuel's Confidence Motivates Super Eagles ahead of Showdown with Cameroon* https://ioinews.org/afcon-...

*Cross River Monarch Appeals for ******* istance as Cameroonian Rebels Allegedly Invade Belegete Community* https://ioinews.org/cross-...

Yaws fight in DRC, CAR and Cameroon gets boost with donation of 6 million antibiotic tablets

Cameroon, the Central African Republic (CAR) and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are set to receive a donation of about six million azithromycin antibiotic tablets to fight yaws. Yaws, a chronic skin infection, which is characterised by papillomas (non-cancerous lumps) and ulcers, still affects children in nine African countries.
#cameroon #car #congo

Cameroon's 'forgotten' war leaves refugees in limbo

Three years ago, Akor Pelkings fled his home in western Cameroon, where a conflict raged between the security forces and rebels fighting for an independent state. Today, he is one of 70 000 Cameroonian refugees in Nigeria, wondering in despair when they can return.
#cameroon #war

13 million children denied an education in Sahel region as conflict forces 5 500 schools to close

An estimated 13 million children were affected by the closure of 5 500 schools at the end of 2021 in the Sahel region, according to the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC) in its latest report. The Sahel region covers Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Gambia, Guinea, Mauritania, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, and Senegal.
#thesahelregion #school #children

32 dead in Cameroon cholera outbreak

Thirty-two people have died in an outbreak of cholera in the central-western African state of Cameroon, the authorities said on Wednesday. The water-borne disease was first detected in the Southwest and Centre regions in late October, and then spread to three other regions.
#cameroon #cholera

Liverpool stars Mane and Salah on track for Africa final showdown

Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah have helped Liverpool conquer England and Europe, now both crave Africa Cup of Nations winners' medals. Both sharpshooters will be in quarter-finals action on Sunday in Cameroon with Mane-inspired Senegal tackling surprise packets Equatorial Guinea while Salah and his Egypt teammates confront Morocco.
#salah #egypt #senegal #afcon #mane

Eight dead, 50 injured in Africa Cup of Nations Cameroon stadium crush

Eight people were killed and about 50 injured in a crush outside a Cameroonian football stadium on Monday ahead of an Africa Cup of Nations match. Crowds attempted to enter through a southern entrance at Olembe stadium in the capital Yaounde to watch the host nation play Comoros.
#cameroon #afcon #yaounde

Cameroon govt says 16 killed in nightclub fire

Cameroon's government said Sunday that 16 people were killed in a fire caused by fireworks in a nightclub in the capital Yaounde, the tragedy occurring as the nation hosts the Africa Cup of Nations football tournament.
#cameroon #yaounde #clubfire

Rebel attacks kill 15 soldiers in troubled Cameroon

About 15 soldiers and several civilians have died in two attacks in English-speaking western areas of Cameroon in the grip of a breakaway campaign, the defence ministry said Monday.
#rebelattacks #cameroon