Indigenous people live in the rainforests with little access to social services but with AFCON, they’re turning out to watch the matches
Indomitable Lions say they cannot be indifferent after people died or were injured as they turned out to support Cameroon players taking part at ongoing Africa Football Cup of Nations tournament
Police have been struggling to contain the huge number of arriving fans
Before deadly stampede at Olembe Sadium, president of Confederation of African Football says, many irregularities were observed with organization of match between Cameroon and Comoros
Tragedy occurred as fans crammed gates of stadium in Yaounde to see home team take on Comoros in African Cup of Nations soccer tournament
Fighters on social media platforms say workers were released after pledging never to collaborate with Cameroonian soldiers deployed to fight separatists
The explosion in a popular nightclub also wounded eight people
The supporters are flocking to cheer on their teams that have advanced to Round 16 in the Africa Football Cup of Nations, or AFCON
Cameroon and African football officials say only 2,000 supporters turn out for matches at 20,000- to 60,000-seat stadiums because of COVID-19 restrictions and separatist threats
Hundreds were left homeless by fighting between ranchers and fishers, and more than 75,000 are reluctant to go home
Cameroon is hosting the continent's top soccer tournament beginning Sunday, but the region's anglophone separatists have threatened to disrupt the games
Organizers are putting out the word that even if they have been vaccinated, fans will also need to present a negative test to enter stadiums
Police arrested the Cameroon Renaissance Movement supporters in September 2020
Aid Group MSF has condemned the detentions, the latest incident between the group and Cameroon's military
Local media in Cameroon say between COVID-19 and construction delays, the tournament may be postponed yet again
Authorities say they also seized hundreds of weapons as well as cattle stolen during the conflict over scarce resources.
Human Rights Watch also says government troops organized abusive counter insurgencies that affected education
Secretary general of the Confederation of African Football said the spread of the omicron variant could affect the number of fans allowed in stadiums during a visit to Cameroon
Cameroon military has denied that its troops are committing atrocities
Officials say villages and markets were torched and violent conflict sent thousands fleeing into neighboring Chad
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