Officials say at least three militants also killed in fierce fighting that lasted five hours in village located on border with Nigeria
French president calls for more international support in fight against Boko Haram in Cameroon, Nigeria, Chad and Niger
Landlocked nation depends solely on supplies from seaport in Douala, where officials have been dispatched to negotiate with striking drivers
Many resent that French government has maintained a strong grip on Cameroon's economy, influences local politics
Cameroon estimates there are over 100,000 internally displaced people in the country, all in need of more food and medical care now
Disappearance of black rhinos in Central Africa alone underscores seriousness of situation, activists say
Cameroon lawmakers ask for investigation into unreliable power source even though main energy supplier says poor rainfall is to blame
Cameroon raises awareness of disease, asks couples to carry out genotype test before getting married to avoid disease - genetic disorder primarily seen in people of African descent
Cameroon's traditional ruler and Muslim spiritual guide, said Boko Haram fighters have dropped their guns and are now preaching Islamic State ideology
UNAIDS head says more than 3 million children living with the disease are in sub-Saharan Africa, where access to treatment has been major obstacle to stopping its spread
Virus is spread through the air by breathing, coughing, or sneezing and is highly contagious
Catherine Samba-Panza says although there are high prospects for peace to return, humanitarian situation in war-ravaged country remains major problem
Potential road networks to link the markets of Africa are being discussed; one such road is already being built to link Cameroon's town of Bamenda and Nigeria's Enugu
Celebration tempered by criticism that Social Democratic Front (SDF) has not lived up to its supporters' expectations
Chad and Cameroon say huge numbers of land mines planted by Boko Haram fighters along Cameroon's border with Nigeria are a danger to people, livestock and soldiers
Cameroon's legal system, like most in Africa, is rooted in its colonial past; English and French are official languages
Africa is often portrayed by Western media as a continent riddled with disease, poverty, debt and war
US embassy officials went on local media to address complaints that procedures to acquire visas are at times long and cumbersome
Government of Cameroon and UNHCR have begun issuing certificates with hope Nigerian government will accept babies when refugees return
'GiftedMom' service uses mobile phones to remind pregnant women when to come for antenatal care and alert mothers on vaccination schedules for infants
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