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Anglophone Cameroon plays politics with no-work day
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.
Conflict in Cameroon: The schools caught in crossfire
A slew of recent attacks in the country means sending your child to school can be a life or death decision
Nine inmates die in Cameroon jailbreak
Nine inmates were electrocuted to death on Wednesday while trying to escape from one of Cameroon’s largest prisons.
Protesters paralyse Cameroon city, four killed
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…
Crash probe focuses on why pilot flew in storm
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…
Flicking the switch on growth
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…