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Why Cameroon is obsessed with hosting the Afcon

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The African nation is hoping to use the tournament to paper over the divisions of the Anglophone crisis and the cracks made by a dictator who has ruled for almost four decades. Will it work?
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Conflict in Cameroon: The schools caught in crossfire

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A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
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The Trump administration keeps targeting African immigrants

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Cameroonians are caught between a vicious civil war at home and brutal detention and deportation measures in the countries they flee to
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The African Union’s (un)official statement on the US elections

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The United States has never been shy to pass judgment on African elections. What does it look like when Africa passes judgment on America’s chaotic vote?
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Cameroon is a ship without a captain

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Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever
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Manifesto against the presidency for life in Africa

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If we do not take care, presidents will make lawlessness the standard of our civic life. Let’s make sure it does not come to that!
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Cameroon is not learning the governance lessons offered by Covid-19

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Citizens of Cameroon are unable to trust their government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, given cases of ministers flouting restrictions, as well as allegations of corruption. This does not bode well for state responses to future crises
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Why do presidents cling to power?

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Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like
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Prisoners riot in Sierra Leone

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Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates
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Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

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So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously
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Cameroon concedes that soldiers committed Valentine’s Day massacre

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Official inquiry found that the Cameroonian military was responsible for deadly attack on civilians
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In Cameroon, face masks are compulsory — but unaffordable for many

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The government’s response to Covid-19 has been criticised by opposition leaders
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Cameroon can achieve peace. But first, it needs a ceasefire

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The country has been wracked by conflict between the government and separatists. Both sides need to work on finding a path forward. Here’s what they can do
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Religion and conflict in Cameroon

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Traditional, Islamic and Christian leaders are all being caught up in the conflict over secession in the Southern Cameroons
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Editorial: Revolutions don’t happen overnight

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Omar al-Bashir may be gone, but the revolution has only just begun.
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