In Yaounde, Cameroonian and African Union officials mark delayed commemoration of Africa Amnesty Month, urging illegal holders of weapons to hand them over and be pardoned
But a majority of chiefs has been reluctant to return due to threats from rebels
Cameroon says it has again closed more than 60 schools on its northern border with Nigeria to save children and teaching staff from increasing Boko Haram attacks
Closures affect more than 60 schools on country’s border with Nigeria as number of suicide bombings by Islamist group intensify
Government spokesperson says UN report on legal proceedings against opposition leader Maurice Kamto and his Cameroon Renaissance Movement party supporters is false
However, others say some of those seeking asylum instigated violence in the country's separatist conflict and should face charges
Teachers, who fled separatists' attacks in the English-speaking regions, say they are not sure of their safety as some separatist fighters are again threatening to kill teachers and students who go to school
Hundreds of children, who have been deprived of education, and their teachers are returning to school despite continuing security issues
However, Cameroon cautions that COVID has not been conquered
UN reports that the separatist war has forced more than 500,000 people to flee their homes since the conflict erupted in late 2017
Government, doctors, female medical staff aim to educate parents against vaccine skepticism and misconceptions
Government says Kamto is being investigated for instigating violence and challenging state authority
But teachers and students ask for more security
Police detained at least eight journalists covering Tuesday's protests; at least one was still in custody Thursday
Cameroon Renaissance Movement supporters protest against President Paul Biya in spite of intimidation, detentions
The UN recruited Cameroon to help the Central African Republic protect civilians and rebuild destroyed institutions
Opposition has vowed to disrupt Cameroon’s first regional elections scheduled for December
Country says it urgently needs more than 2,000 pints of blood to save the lives of about 300 people, including hemodialysis patients just in one town
Civilians in Bamenda escape renewed fighting to neighboring towns and villages
Ethnic Mbororo ranchers are fleeing from anglophone northwest to escape rebels
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