Chad Sends Troops to Niger to Fight Boko Haram
The Chadian government has sent 2000 troops to neighboring Niger this week to aid prepare a counterattack in the Nigerien town of Bosso after insurgents […]
Cameroon
Cameroon inks deal to extend optic fiber network
Cameroon’s state-owned telecoms provider Camtel on Monday, signed a finance arrangement with U.S. lender William F Clark & Co. LLP to extend the central African […]
Cheap Oil, Insecurity Slow CEMAC Economic Growth – IMF
Countries of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) are facing economic turbulence, the IMF said over the weekend following 2-week visit to Libreville […]
Cameroon: US Ambassador’s Convoy Kills 7-year Old Boy
An armored jeep in the motorcade of United States Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power hit and killed a 7-year old boy in Cameroon […]
AQIM Claims Responsibility for Terror Attack in Côte d’Ivoire
Al Qaeda ‘s offshoot in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the Sunday terrorist attack at Grand Bassam resort beach which killed 15 civilians […]
RFI Correspondent Tried before Cameroon Military Court
A Hausa language correspondent for Radio France International (RFI) appeared before a military court in Cameroon for the first time on Monday. Abba, who is […]
MTN Cameroon Reinvests 53% of Annual Turnover
According to an official statement issued at the end of its latest board meeting, the local subsidiary of the South African operator, Mobile Telecommunications Network […]
Suicide Bombers Kill 60 in Northeast Nigeria
At least 60 people have been killed in North-east Nigeria after two female suicide bombers detonated their explosive vests, local media reported on Wednesday. The […]
Cameroon: Boko Haram attacks multinational task Force base
Suspected Boko Haram members have attacked a military base of a regional Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in Mora, Cameroon, in the early hours of […]
Niger: Landmine kills six soldiers
Six soldiers died during an advance at Boko Haram’s stronghold, Diffa, when they stepped on a land mine buried by the suspected Islamist militants. According […]