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Cameroon’s Paul Biya holds first cabinet meeting since 2015

The President of Cameroon, Paul Biya has been in power for 35 years, making him one of the longest serving leaders of an African country, but holding cabinet meetings is very rare under his watch.

Nighttime driving banned in Anglophone Cameroon

Drivers in one of Cameroon's restive English-speaking provinces have been banned from driving at night for a month, as tensions run high between government forces and separatists.

3 soldiers killed by Cameroon separatists in an attack

Separatist fighters in Cameroon killed three soldiers and wounded four others during an attack overnight in the English-speaking Southwest region, two military sources and a separatist commander said on Sunday.

4 civilians killed in Cameroon’s anglophone region

Cameroon security forces have killed four civilians in the country's restive English-speaking west, local sources said on Sunday.

UN condemns Nigeria over Cameroon extradition

The UN refugee agency on Thursday criticised Nigeria for breaching international agreements after the leader of a Cameroonian anglophone separatist movement and his supporters were extradited at Yaounde's request.

At least 15,000 Cameroonians flee to Nigeria

The United Nations (UN) refugee agency has said that over 15,000 Cameroonians have fled to Nigeria as the government continues with a major crackdown on Anglophone separatists.

Nigeria denies detaining Cameroon separatist leader

A Nigerian intelligence official on Sunday denied arresting Cameroon separatists in Abuja, after a rebel movement said its top leaders had been "abducted by gunmen".

Equatorial Guinea looks for foiled coup plotters

The government of Equatorial Guinea has launched a manhunt for persons it suspects planned a foiled coup to overthrow the country’s leader, Theodoro Obiang last year.

Equatorial Guinea foils coup attempt

Officials in Equatorial Guinea have claimed that Cameroonian officials helped in foiling an attempted overthrow of the government.

Suicide bomber kills one, wounds 28 in Cameroon

A female suicide bomber blew herself up in a cafe in Cameroon's far north region on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding 28 others, witnesses told AFP.

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