The central African country in 2012 banned the production, sale, and use of non-biodegradable plastic bags, but huge quantities are smuggled in from neighboring Nigeria
Cameroon says temporary ban needed to crack down on smuggling, but farmers say enforcement along 2,000-kilometer border with Nigeria will be a challenge
The widows say they have been left vulnerable to violence and abuse in the conflict, which has claimed more than 6,000 lives, and they are struggling to support their families
The country houses nearly half a million refugees but UNHCR says it has received only 30% of the funds needed for their upkeep and support
Country says homosexual scenes that violate Cameroonian laws and customs are increasingly aired in cartoons mostly watched by children
The document is needed to attend school
Some Cameroonians believe that if they give blood, the recipient will receive any good luck and success they’ve had in life; others say God will punish them if they donate blood to an evil person
Nigeria is one of Africa’s leading oil producers and subsidized petroleum products are routinely smuggled into Cameroon and sold by the roadside
Government says it is attempting to control hate speech, offensive content
Government officials say Cameroon’s military rescued Fon Kevin Shumitang in battles with separatist fighters, but the fighters insist that they set the traditional ruler free
Officials say several hundred heavily armed Islamist extremists have infiltrated volatile Lake Chad region attacking, looting and causing panic
Former patients, aid groups tell families fistula can be successfully treated
The government says more than 20,000 people are infected, but figures may be higher as majority of country's 26 million people don’t go to hospitals for treatment
Peace caravans led by activists, clerics and traditional rulers are calling for an end to hate speech and separatist conflict
Authorities say the English-speaking rebels, including two self-proclaimed generals, were hiding across the border in neighboring Nigeria
Separatist spokesman acknowledges their forces shot the newspaper reporter Sunday night but says they mistook him for a military officer
Journalists are holding conferences across the country to mark May 3 as World Press Freedom Day
The attack in Matouke, which reportedly killed six people, represents the closest the separatist conflict has come to the economic hub since fighting broke out in 2017
Cameroon's trade unions want minimum wages for workers doubled to $200 per month while employers argue the price hikes make such a raise impossible
Performances call for an end to the killing and destruction of property in the restive Northwest and Southwest regions
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