ALLAFRICA NEWS - CAMEROON
Global Deployment of Rapid Diagnostic Tests to Boost Fight Against Cholera[GAVI] Geneva/New York -- More than 1.2 million cholera rapid diagnostic tests will be shipped to 14 countries in largest-ever global deployment, with the first shipment landing today in Malawi. This first official deployment of tests through Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, will improve timely detection... Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Senegal Is Example for Fair Elections, Ousting Entrenched Leader - Cameroon Opposition[VOA] Yaounde -- Members of Cameroon's opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African continent. They say it's time for change in Cameroon, where President Paul Biya, now in his 90s, has ru... Akere Muna Appointed Goodwill Ambassador of the African Legal Support Facility[InfoWire] With the choice of Akere Muna as Goodwill Ambassador, a new era begins for the ALSF. This marks a new chapter in its commitment to build sustainable legal capacity on the African continent. Supporters Want Cameroon's Four-Decade President, 91, to Run Again[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more than four-decade rule. Food Assistance to Refugees in Cameroon At Risk of Halt Amid Funding Shortages[WFP] Yaounde -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) are today warning that vital food assistance to refugees in Cameroon's Far North, Adamawa, East and North regions is at risk of grinding to a halt due to funding shortfalls. Funding shortfalls had alread... Govt Bans Opposition Coalitions[HRW] Nairobi -- Solidifies Crackdown on Free Association, Expression Ahead of 2025 Vote Cameroon's Opposition Says It Won't Stop Efforts to Oust Biya Despite Threats[VOA] Yaounde -- The Cameroon government has threatened to arrest members of two opposition parties, accusing them of seeking to create coalitions and alliances for a transitional government to oust 90-year-old President Paul Biya, who has been in power for more than four decades. Cameroon's Rebels May Not Achieve Their Goal of Creating the Ambazonian State - but They're Still a Threat to Stability[The Conversation Africa] Cameroon's separatist insurgency is an armed conflict in the country's North West (NW) and South West (SW) regions that began in 2017. It pits government forces against several non-state armed groups, locally known as "Amba rebels". Foreign Trade - Morocco Becomes Cameroon's Top African Supplier in 2022[MAP] Yaoundé -- Morocco became Cameroon's primary African supplier in 2022, as per the latest report on Cameroon's foreign trade recently released by the National Statistics Institute (INS). |