Cameroon: 30 protestors jailed amid election unrest
An estimated 30 people have been detained amid unrest linked to the Cameroonian presidential election in October, according to a...
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Protestors jailed amid Cameroon election unrest
An estimated 30 protestors have been detained between December 12th and 13th, amid unrest linked to Cameroon's presidential election in...
Cameroon: Death of opposition leader condemned
Civil society groups have condemned the death of prominent Cameroonian opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, in state custody on December 1st,...
Cameroonian opposition leader dies in custody
Civil society groups have condemned the death of a prominent Cameroonian opposition leader Anicet Ekane, who died in state custody...
Cameroon: Opposition leader flees to Gambia
Cameroon's opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who is contesting Paul Biya's victory in the October presidential elections, has sought refuge...
Cameroon: rights groups dispute post-election death toll
Rights groups in Cameroon have disputed the government's claim that 16 people died in post-election violence, as reported by the...
Cameroon: Opposition urges authorities to release protestors
Cameroon's opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma, has urged his country's authorities to release protestors arrested for participating in demonstrations over the...
Cameroon: president responds to election protests
Cameroon's recently elected President, Paul Biya, has responded to protests against his re-election following him being sworn into office on...
Cameroon: President Paul Biya sworn in for eighth term
Cameroon's President Paul Biya has been sworn in for an eighth presidential term by the country's Parliament, as reported by...
Cameroon: Dozens killed in post-election crackdown
UN sources estimate that 48 people have been killed by Cameroonian security forces during the crackdown on protests after controversial...
Cameroon: opposition leader calls for “ghost town” protests
Cameroon's opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, who has questioned election results following Paul Biya's re-election, has urged his supporters to...
Cameroon: Tensions mount over election results
Cameroon continues to experience unrest over the presidential election results, which reelected President Paul Biya, according to a report by...
Cameroon: Opposition contests election results
Opposition leaders have contested the Cameroonian election results, which were released on October 27th, according to the Associated Press on...
Cameroon: Opposition leader faces legal action for election unrest
Cameroon's Interior Minister, Paul Atanga Nji, accused the opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma, of inciting "violent post-election demonstrations" on October 28th,...
Cameroon: Protests turn violent to oppose president’s re-election
On October 27th, Cameroon's 92-year-old president, Paul Biya, was re-elected with a 53% majority for his eighth term without interruption....
