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Cameroon articles on Democracy Chronicles

News about the struggle for democracy in Cameroon. ​​​According to Freedom House, the dictator is "not required to consult the National Assembly and the Supreme Court works at the president’s request". Regional turmoil also clearly complicates national progress. Also check out our section on World Democracy or our articles on Africa.

Protests Greet Cameroon’s PM in Restive English-Speaking Regions

May 12, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Protests Greet Cameroon's PM in Restive English-Speaking Regions

Cameroonian PM Dion Ngute visited the crisis-prone English-speaking region, prompting protests from 200 women who demanded an end to the violence there.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, United Nations

Cameroon Journalists Decry Treatment by Both Sides in War

May 5, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroon Journalists Decry Intimidation, Detention by Both Government, Separatist Fighters

The occasion of World Press Freedom Day, journalists in Cameroon are protesting what they said are abuses by both the government and separatists fighting.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Journalism and Free Speech

Cameroonian Women Call on Government to Stop Anglophone War

April 22, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroonian Women Call on Government to Stop Anglophone Separatist Fighting

Hundreds of Cameroonian women gathered in capital this week to urge government to stop the killings in the country’s Anglophone separatist western regions.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships, Women and Democracy

Takeaways from the American Ambassador’s Cameroon Visit

April 13, 2019 by Bernard Ngalim Leave a Comment

American Ambassador's Cameroon Visit

The ambassador’s declarations demonstrate the US seems to have a good understanding of the Ambazoninan conflict. It is compelling to note that the attempt to sell the revolution as a “terrorist” movement did not gain traction.

Filed Under: DC Authors Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon

Cameroon Deploys Troops Bracing for Anti-Biya Protests

April 10, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroon Deploys Troops Bracing for Anti-Biya Protests

Cameroon deploys troops to crack down on protesters calling for the release from jail of 150 opposition party members, including their leader Maurice Kamto.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Democracy Protests, Dictatorships

Rights Watchdog Blasts Cameroon as Military Rejects ‘Biased’ Report

March 31, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Rights Watchdog Blasts Cameroon

Human Rights Watch blasts Cameroon military on killing of citizens and burning down hundreds of homes. The government says the report is grossly biased.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Dictatorships

Cameroonian Activist Wins Prize for Promoting Women’s Rights

March 15, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroonian Activist Wins French Prize for Promoting Women's Rights

Cameroon is celebrating women’s rights activist Aissa Doumara Ngatansou after she won France’s inaugural Simone Veil Prize for promoting women’s rights.

Filed Under: Democracy Culture Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Women and Democracy

Cameroon Cracking Down on Opponents Inside Francophone Region

March 9, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroon Cracking Down on Opponents

These arrests highlight the tightening political space in Cameroon as well as the impunity with which police can disregard the law.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Political Dissidents

Cameroon’s Biya Turns 86; Critics Say It’s Time for Change

February 15, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Cameroon’s Biya Turns 86

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya Wednesday celebrated his 86th birthday with supporters organizing lavish parties and opponents calling on him to resign.

Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Dictatorships

Lawyers Call for Ban of Israeli Arm Exports to Cameroon

February 6, 2019 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Israeli Arm Exports to Cameroon

A political crisis is taking place in the English-speaking provinces of Cameroon, situated in the country’s western provinces, near the Nigeria border.

Filed Under: International Democracy, International Democracy Originals Tagged With: Africa, Cameroon, Dictatorships, Israel

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