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Far North · Far NorthThree Cameroonian aid workers with a French NGO were kidnapped on January 10 in the village of Yeme in Cameroon's Far North region, where they were working on food security and the fight against malnutrition, PUI said at the time.See the Story
Cameroon humanitarians freed after 100 days in captivity in Nigeria
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Boko Haram · Far NorthA member of the Multinational Joint Force (MMF) was killed Monday by Boko Haram terrorists in an attack in the Cameroon region of the Far North, according to security sources. The attack, which occurred on Monday at around 14:00 local time, targeted a forward MMF post in Zingué, on National Road No. 1, in the department of Logone and Chari. According to the same sources, the balance of this incursion carried out by several heavily armed assailan…See the Story
Multinational Joint Force soldier killed in Boko Haram attack in the Far North
Far North · Far NorthThe financing agreement between the African Development Bank and Cameroon was signed on the sidelines of the official opening ceremony of the bank's regional office for Central Africa, which took place in Yaoundé on 12 April 2024.
On 12 April, the AfDB set up its regional office for Central Africa in Cameroon. The related ceremony took place under the presidency of the Prime Minister, Head of Government, Joseph DION NGUTE. It was in the presen…See the Story
Cameroon-development: 133 billion francs from the ADB for the benefit of the Far North
Far North · Far NorthThe national president of the Social Democratic Front met with the monarch as part of his national tour that began last weekend.
The chairman of the Social Democratic Front (SDF) started a national tour last Saturday through the Far North region. Joshua Osih during this journey is meeting Cameroonians without distinction as the elections scheduled for 2025 approach. In the Far North region, the chairman toured the cities of Maroua, Mora, Mada, e…See the Story
Cameroon: Joshua Osih at the lamido of Rey Bouba
Military · Far NorthTroops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states’ border. Military officials from both countries say the number of civilian kidnappings has increased along the border, with several hundred people still in captivity. Cameroon’s military said Tuesday it received five civilians — a 54-year-old man and four people between 17 and…See the Story
