Cameroon - The African Mirror

May

2023

Gunmen kill journalist in restive northwest Cameroon, says union

AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG GUNMEN shot dead a journalist late in Bamenda, a city in Cameroon's troubled northwest region, the local journalists' union said, in at least the third killing of a media worker in the country this year. Anye Nde Nsoh, the west and northwest region bureau chief for weekly newspaper the Advocate, was in a pub in Bamenda's Ntarikon neighbourhood when unidentified assailants opened fire on him, said colleague Melanie Ndefru, who was close to the scene of the attack. Earlier this year, a radio presenter and a journalist were killed in two separate attacks in or near the…

Apr

2023

By NJODZEKA DANHATU, BIRD STORY AGENCY

Learning is easier, with this 20-year-old Cameroonian’s app

NEWS

MBAH Javis was in his final year of high school in Batibo in Momo Division in the Northwest Region in 2016 when war broke out in Cameroon's two English-speaking regions - Northwest and Southwest. The war shattered lives, businesses, and institutions; his school was no exception. Mbah, who was one year from writing the Cameroon General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level, had to stay home for two years due to battles between the Cameroon military and separatist fighters. "There were no signs of classes resuming in Batibo, so I moved to Bamenda, the Northwest regional capital, which was relatively calm.…

Feb

2023

By The African Mirror

19 athletes wounded after blasts at race in Cameroon

NEWS

AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG NINETEEN athletes were being treated for blast injuries after multiple small explosions during a running race in part of western Cameroon where English-speaking separatists are fighting government forces, a local doctor said. There was no immediate comment from authorities in the town of Buea in the South-West Region, where 529 athletes were running up the highest mountain in West and Central Africa as they competed in the Mount Cameroon Race of Hope. The armed wing of Ambazonia Governing Council, one of the separatist militia groups, claimed responsibility for the blasts. "Our primary target was the Cameroon elite…

Feb

2023

By The African Mirror

Cameroon president’s 90th birthday marked by cocktail of woes

NEWS

AMINDEH BLAISE ATABONG EDITH Kah Walla was at the front of a crowd of students that welcomed Cameroon's new president Paul Biya on a tour of the United States in 1984, full of hope that the young leader would bring stability and democracy, and end corruption. Four decades on, Biya, now the world's oldest leader, turns 90 on Monday. When he cuts a large cake, as he usually does on his birthday, Kah Walla, who was one of Biya's challengers in the 2011 presidential election, will not be celebrating. Her support for Biya evaporated over the years as economic progress…

Jan

2023

By The African Mirror

Canada says Cameroon warring parties agree to enter peace process

NEWS

THE government of Cameroon and some separatist factions in the English-speaking regions of the country have agreed to enter into a process aimed at resolving a conflict that has killed over 6,000 people, Canada's foreign ministry said. "Canada welcomes the agreement by the parties to enter a process to reach a comprehensive, peaceful and political resolution of the conflict," foreign minister Mélanie Joly, said in a statement on Friday. The statement said Canada had accepted a mandate to facilitate the process and the parties have agreed to form technical committees to begin work on confidence-building measures. The armed conflict, which…

Jan

2023

By The African Mirror

Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis: how the common law court offers a ray of hope

THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

SIX years on, the crisis in the Anglophone (English-speaking) regions of Cameroon continues. Recent reports indicate that over 6,000 people have been killed. A further 600,000 have been internally displaced, while over 7,700 people have become refugees in neighbouring Nigeria. The conflict’s origins lie partly in the fact that Cameroon applies two different systems of law. Anglophone lawyers say the system marginalises the common law. Cameroon was colonised by Great Britain and France, which occupied 20% and 80% of the territory respectively. They introduced both their language and their legal traditions in their respective spheres of influence. Author LAURA-STELLA ENONCHONG,…

Dec

2022

By The African Mirror

World Cup 2022: From Morocco to Cameroon, African teams claimed new records in Qatar

SPORT

JOEL OMOTTO, BIRD STORY AGENCY FOR the first time in history, Africa will be represented in the last four of a World Cup, after Morocco beat Portugal 1-0 in the quarter-final at the Al Thumama stadium in Doha. Before that stunning victory, the Atlas Lions and Senegal made it to the round of 16, making this Africa's best performance at the World Cup since 2014. All the African teams that competed at Qatar 2022 also won at least one match, for the first time in World Cup history. And it was local African coaches that led the five teams. The…

Dec

2022

By The African Mirror

‘Exploited’ Africa proving worthy of more World Cup berths, Ghana coach says

SPORT

MARTIN PETTY AFRICAN teams' strong World Cup showing so far demonstrates a need for the competition to be more inclusive with more places for the continent, Ghana's coach said, with four African sides still in play in Qatar. Of Africa's five qualifiers for the 2022 tournament, Senegal and Morocco have reached the last 16, Ghana can advance with a win in their final group match against Uruguay, while Cameroon still has a shot if they beat an already-qualified Brazil expected to rest their top players. Only Tunisia, who beat France 1-0 on Wednesday, have been eliminated so far. Speaking before…

Nov

2022

By The African Mirror

Aboubakar rescues Cameroon in comeback draw with Serbia

SPORT

TOBY DAVIS CAMEROON'S Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench to rescue his side by scoring one superb goal and creating another as they fought back to draw 3-3 with Serbia, a result that kept both sides' slim chances alive at the World Cup. Serbia's Strahinja Pavlovic and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored in first-half stoppage time and Aleksandar Mitrovic netted after the break to cancel out Jean-Charles Castelletto's opener for Cameroon at Al Janoub Stadium. Aboubakar was summoned off the bench in the 55th minute and pulled a goal back for Cameroon with a stunning scooped chip over the keeper in the…

Nov

2022

By The African Mirror

World cup 2022: Match facts on Ghana and Cameroon as they represent Africa in Qatar today

SPORT

JOEL OMOTO FOR BIRD STORY AGENCY THE focus shifts to Group G and H, where Ghana’s Black Stars will start their campaign against Portugal at the Lusail Stadium while Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions will take on Switzerland at the Al Janoub Stadium. Ghana World Cup pedigree: This is Ghana’s fourth World Cup after making their debut in 2006 and competing again at the 2010 and 2014 tournaments. Best performance: The Black Stars reached the quarter-final of the 2010 edition in South Africa. It ended heartbreakingly when Asamoah Gyan missed an extra-time penalty that could have seen them become the first African…