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Over 381 civilians killed by Boko Haram since April

The rights group, Amnesty International on Tuesday said that at least 381 civilians in Nigeria and Cameroon have been killed by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram since April this year.

Cameroon fail to qualify for 2018 World Cup

African champions Cameroon cannot qualify for the 2018 World Cup finals in Russia after a 1-1 draw with Nigeria in Yaounde on Monday.

English-speaking activists in Cameroon freed, others still held

Dozens of activists from Cameroon’s English-speaking community were freed from jail on Friday as the mainly French-speaking nation’s president moved to ease months of tension in its minority regions.

FIFA takes over Cameroon Football to end bickering

FIFA is to intervene in Cameroon's football federation (FECAFOOT) again in an attempt to end bickering among officials which has dragged on since 2015, soccer's governing body said on Wednesday.

Hayatou unhappy with CAF chief Ahmad over 2019 AFCON

Former African football head Issa Hayatou has hit out at comments made by his successor, Ahmad, about Cameroon's readiness to host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.

Cameroon: Suicide bomber kills seven

A suicide bomber has killed at least seven people in a small town in northern Cameroon near the Nigeria border, a local official and...

Expanded AFCON will not affect ‘quality’ of play

The Africa Cup of Nations will not suffer in quality after its expansion to 24 teams, says a top Confederation of African Football (Caf)...

Cameroon accused of torturing Boko Haram suspects

Suspected Boko Haram fighters have been "brutally tortured" by security forces in Cameroon, a rights group says. Amnesty International said in a report that the...

Over 30 missing after Cameroon military boat sinks

More than 30 people are missing after a boat belonging to an elite Cameroonian military unit sank off the coast on Sunday, the president's...

Cameroon forces ‘kill 97 Nigerian fishermen’ in Bakassi

Nigeria's parliament is investigating reports that 97 fishermen have been killed in the Bakassi peninsula, which the country ceded to Cameroon. Reports say that the...

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Ghana’s new law that jails citizens not wearing facemask 10 years

Ghanaians who fail to wear the face masks in compliance with a presidential directive risk going to jail for ten years. They also face a...
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