Beyond West Africa|West Africa

Female journalists in Cameroon on Monday wore black to mourn the death of eight students. The students were killed by unidentified gunmen who attacked their school in Kumba in the southwest region of Cameroon. The killings have been blamed on…

The Cameroonian government has defended the army against accusations of involvement in an attack on a school in Kumba in which six children were killed by gunmen. The Minister of Communication Rene Emmanuel Sadi on Sunday refuted as “false” allegations…

Donors meeting at the conference in Copenhagen to raise money for humanitarian?action in the central Sahel region pledged about 1.7 billion dollars. U.N. Humanitarian Chief Mark Lowcock told reporters that the pledges represent substantial success.  Overall, the U.N. needs 1.4…

The outbreak of Covid19 has been blamed for the death of some 430,000 HIV/AIDS patients in sub-Saharan Africa over the past six months, owing to interruptions in treatment due to pandemic’s related restrictions. That’s according to a new report published…

The 4th Edition “Sembene Across Africa” has gotten underway across Africa. Ousmane Sembene, regarded as the father of African cinema was a Senegalese filmmaker who devoted 50 years of his life to telling stories to galvanize his brothers and sisters. …

Cameroonian authorities say the National Carrier (Camair-Co) will on October 12, resume its activities suspended for eight months due to the Covid-19. The resumption will bring relief to travelers as well as the government as the aviation sector constitutes an…

The armed conflict in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions continues unabated despite a called national dialogue by the government over a year ago.  The government called the dialogue to find a way of resolving the conflict which was sparked by residents of…