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'Atrocities' committed by all sides in Cameroon's Anglophone crisis, Amnesty says

In this edition: Human rights investigators from Amnesty International warn that civilians in Cameroon are suffering sexual, physical and psychological violence as they're targeted by all the main players in an Anglophone separatist crisis that's gripped the country since 2016. Also, Senegal's future looks immediately more stable after President Macky…

France 24

The fascinating Cameroonian art of spider divination is on display at London exhibition

Tomás Saraceno In Collaboration: Web(s) of Life, which opened at London’s Serpentine South Gallery in June, explores how humans relate to spiders. It features installations of spider webs displayed and lit to be viewed as sculptures. There are also films: one made about Saraceno’s work with groups battling lithium mining…

The Conversation

Cameroon Works To Reverse EU Seafood Ban Amid Concerns Over Unchecked Industrial Fishing

Initiatives to curb illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing are underway as the government seeks to comply with international laws.

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Cameroon says French ambassador for LGBT rights isn't welcome

Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws.

Radio France Internationale

Refugee boxer Cindy Ngamba has ‘overcome obstacles’ to pursue Team GB dreams

The 24-year-old will go to the European Games this week in Krakow as part of the Fair Chance refugee team.

The Independent UK

John Fru Ndi, leader of Cameroon’s main opposition party and critic of president, dies at 81

The leader of Cameroon's opposition Social Democratic Front and one of the party's founders has died after a prolonged illness

The Independent UK

Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon

A further 26 people have died in Cameroon's ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426, a health ministry official said on Thursday.

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Islamic state claims responsibility for attack on security post in Cameroon

Islamic state on Wednesday claimed responsibility for an attack on a security post in northern Cameroon, the group said in a statement on telegram.

Reuters

$Under the Kundè Tree review – a fractured tale of family strife and colonial uprising$

Under the Kundè Tree review – a fractured tale of family strife and colonial uprising

Boldly directed, lyrically enacted play melds a personal story of rebellion in French Cameroon with the story of independence – but leaves both unfinished

The Guardian - UK

Armed men kill four in attack in northern Cameroon

Unidentified assailants killed two customs officers, a policeman and a civilian in an overnight attack on a security post in northern Cameroon, the mayor and two military sources said on Tuesday.

Reuters

Cannes spotlights Cameroonian film: ‘It’s high time African stories influence world cinema’

The Cannes Film Festival delivered its first honours on Thursday with a historic prize for Malaysia’s “Tiger Stripes” while African movies continued to enjoy the Cannes spotlight with the screening of “Mambar Pierrette”, an intimate portrait of a free-spirited seamstress and single mother in Cameroon. Its director, Rosine Mbakam, sat…

France 24

‘I was in talks’ - Vincent Aboubakar lifts lid on Manchester United transfer discussions

The Cameroon star says discussions were held with Manchester United as the club tried to find a new striker.

Manchester Evening News

Women kidnapped by separatists in anglophone Cameroon released

Thirty women kidnapped by pro-independence rebels in western Cameroon earlier this week have been released, some with serious injuries.

Radio France Internationale

What William Saliba did in Cameroon as Arsenal star 'leaks' 2023/24 home kit

Arsenal news: The Gunners defender is currently out in Cameroon after being confirmed to miss the remainder of the season

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Daily Mirror

Francis Ngannou slams "ignorant" Conor McGregor criticism after UFC exit

PFL's new signing Francis Ngannou inked a contract with the promotion after departing the UFC, a move which superstar Conor McGregor criticised as the Cameroonian star left in pursuit of a boxing fight

Al Jazeera

‘A huge inspiration’: Embiid’s NBA MVP and Cameroon’s hoop dreams

The NBA MVP is a hero in Cameroon, and the country’s talented but struggling game could use some of his stardust.

Reuters

Gunmen kill journalist in restive northwest Cameroon, says union

Gunmen shot dead a journalist late on Sunday in Bamenda, a city in Cameroon's troubled northwest region, the local journalists' union said, in at least the third killing of a media worker in the country this year.

France 24

Cameroon journalists living in fear since murder of radio host Martinez Zogo

In January 2023, Cameroonian journalist Martinez Zogo was kidnapped and murdured in circumstances that remain unclear. The brutal assassination of the popular radio host, who regularly condemned corruption and the embezzlement of state funds in Cameroon, sent shockwaves throughout the country. His family and colleagues are still in the dark…

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The Conversation

Uganda's anti-homosexuality bill wants to 'rehabilitate' LGBTIQ+ people – African psychologists warn of its dangers

Mental health professionals from across Africa, including Kenya, Uganda, Cameroon, Nigeria and South Africa, have signed a declaration against conversion practices that are used to forcibly change the sexual orientation, gender identity or expression of LGBTIQ+ people.

The Guardian - UK

African journalists are dying. They need the world’s help to hold power to account

A politician being investigated for corruption in Ghana has called for me to be hanged, but with my colleagues I am determined to take on the kleptocrats

The Conversation

DNA study opens a window into African civilisations that left a lasting legacy

Pre-colonial African history is alive with tales of civilisations rising and falling and of different cultures intermingling across the continent. We have now shed more light on some of these societies using the science of genetics.

Daily Mirror

Dana White shuts down UFC return for "impossible" heavyweight Francis Ngannou

Francis Ngannou has yet to secure his first fight since vacating his belt and departing the UFC after failing to agree a new deal, and UFC president Dana White has declared he will not work with the Cameroon star again

Reuters

Cameroon aims to boost export revenues, rejoin AGOA - minister

Cameroon is working to boost export revenues to fend off a potential debt crisis and has relaunched talks with the U.S. to rejoin Washington's flagship trade initiative with Africa, its economy minister said on Monday.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Bayern Forward Choupo-Moting a Doubt for Man City Game

Bayern Munich forward Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting will miss Saturday's league game against Freiburg with a knee problem and is a doubt for the Champions League quarterfinal first leg against Manchester City next week, coach Thomas Tuchel said Friday. Tuchel said the 34-year-old Cameroon striker would not travel to Freiburg and…

Al Jazeera

‘More freedom’: Why a Cameroonian man returned to Ukraine

Despite the war in Ukraine, for Nelly Nelson, Lviv feels like a second home and a place where people ‘enjoy life’.

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