Officials say ban is aimed at discouraging violence and improving public safety; many people applaud move, with some think it should be made law
Cameroon's leaders and soldiers are appreciative of US efforts but some locals are still unaware what the Americans have been doing in the months since they arrived
One senior commander says military meeting villagers to assure them of protection from fighters and encourage parents to bring their children back from hiding
Mixed reaction follows a Transparency International report that places Cameroon as one of the most corrupt African nations along side South Africa, Ghana, Nigeria and Liberia
Interfaith groups promote peace, tolerance, wary of threats by religious militants such as Boko Haram
Cameroon imports more than eighty percent of its basic commodities either from or through Nigeria
Many now living in open air transit camp in northern Cameroonian town of Kolofata; camp is now home to over 800 people displaced by Boko Haram conflict
Cameroonian troops have joined Nigerian soldiers this month in fresh operations to chase militants from remaining strongholds
Governor of Far North Cameroon says government has made provisions in its 2016 budget to support self-defense groups
Cameroon government asks farmers not to plant for coming growing season until it can assure them there will be sufficient rainfall
Cameroon receives US tactical war gear for its fight against Boko Haram, two months after America deploys troops to Cameroon to fight Islamist militant group
Cameroon is signatory to international conventions outlawing violence and discrimination against women and girls
Truck drivers say Cameroonian soldiers ask drivers to pay up to $500 per truck for overloading charges but do not use any weighing instruments
Road is part of ambitious six-country economic corridor being built between Lagos to Mombasa
Experts say legal reforms and education for parents and registration authorities are key for improvement
The states of the Lake Chad Basin Commission have put together a plan to save the lake that will be presented at the Paris climate summit
Senior official in Mifi district of western Cameroon banned the sale and broadcast of rapper Franco's popular song; says it promotes public indecency and is against cultural norms
Cameroon now sees honey as non-timber forest product that can help reduce poverty, strengthen biodiversity and conserve natural resources
Opposition parties are calling on President Paul Biya to consider stepping down when his current term ends in 2018
Some Cameroonians say they prefer private clinics because appointments are respected and patients do not need to wait in very long lines
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