Protests paralyse Cameroon`s capital and port city

"Local journalists said one protester was killed by armed police on Wednesday in the southwest town of Buea. The unrest --the worst in over 15 years in the central African oil producer -- has killed at least seven people since it broke out at the weekend in the port of...

Kenyan Jet With Over 100 Aboard Crashes

More information as it comes in, but right now no reports of survivors. An AP correspondent was apparently on board."A Kenya Airways flight with more than 100 people aboard crashed in southern Cameroon, officials...

Nigeria formally hands over Bakassi to Cameroon (AFP)

" ARCHIBONG, Cameroon (AFP) - Nigeria formally handed over the oil-rich Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in compliance with a World Court ruling and UN-brokered deadline, ending a 13-year feud between Abuja and Yaounde. Nigerian Justice Minister Bayo Ojo and his Cameroonian...

"Jungle justice" on the rise in Cameroon (Reuters)

" YAOUNDE, Cameroon (Reuters) - It is 4:30 a.m. in Douala, Cameroon's business capital, and a severely beaten man with his hands lashed behind his back lies on the road in Bepanda district surrounded by an irate mob. Blood oozes from his nostrils and ears as his tormentors...

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