With Mondays enforced as off-days from work in conflict-ridden Cameroon, gathering at dog meat eateries to consume the delicacy and drink alcohol has become a weekly pastime.
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
Nine inmates were electrocuted to death on Wednesday while trying to escape from one of Cameroon’s largest prisons.
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/ 25 February 2008
At least four people were killed in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala, on Monday when protesters angry over the high cost of living barricaded streets in the port city, looted shops and clashed with riot police. The violence in the teeming city erupted after taxi drivers launched a strike to protest against petrol- and fuel-price hikes.
Cameroon’s investigation into what caused a Kenya Airways Boeing 737-800 to nose-dive into a swamp seconds after take-off will initially focus on the pilot’s decision to leave despite predictions a thunderstorm would last up to an hour more, an official familiar with the probe said on Thursday.
Mention the word "electricity" to Cameroonians and the chances are that they will laugh ruefully. For several years now, power cuts have been a fact of life in this West African country — crippling businesses and eating into economic growth. The predicted 4% growth in the country this year is significantly lower than the previous two years, and has been blamed on the erratic electricity supplies.