Cameroon launches malaria vaccination program in global milestone
Reuters The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon launched the world’s first routine vaccine programme against the mosquito-borne disease that is projected to save tens of thousands of children’s lives per year across Africa. Around 40 years in the making, the World Health Organization-approved RTS,S vaccine developed by British […]
Gunmen kill at least 20 in pre-dawn attack in Cameroon – local official
Yaounde, CameroonReuters Gunmen opened fire on people as they slept in a town in western Cameroon in the early hours of Monday, leaving at least 20 dead, a local government official said. Residents said they suspected the attack was meant to disrupt celebrations marking the 41st anniversary of Paul Biya becoming Cameroon’s President that were […]
Over 30 people kidnapped by highway criminals in north Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonReuters Over 30 people, likely including students from neighbouring Chad, have been kidnapped by suspected bandits in northern Cameroon, the mayor of the local town of Touboro said on Monday. The kidnapping took place on Sunday evening, mayor Celestin Yandal told Reuters. A Cameroonian security source confirmed the incident without giving details and said […]
At least 28 people killed after rains burst dam in Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonReuters A wave of water released by a burst dam killed at least 28 people in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde following heavy rains, with the death toll expected to rise, authorities said on Monday. A colonial-era dam gave way at around 4pm on Sunday, unleashing water from a small lake down the steep hillside of […]
WHO seeks help from India in latest toxic syrup case
London, UKReuters The World Health Organization has asked the Indian authorities for help in establishing the origins of a contaminated cough syrup that has been linked to children’s deaths in Cameroon. The UN agency issued a warning on Wednesday about a syrup branded as Naturcold, which was sold in Cameroon and linked by authorities there […]
Cholera death toll rises to over 420 in Cameroon
Yaounde, CameroonReuters A further 26 people have died in Cameroon’s ongoing cholera outbreak in the past two weeks, taking the overall death toll to 426, a health ministry official said on Thursday. The outbreak was declared in October 2021 and has seen a strong increase in cases since late March of this year after a […]
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Hope for jobs drives recruitment by militant groups in Africa – report
Johannesburg, South AfricaReuters Hope of employment more than religious belief is driving people to join fast-growing extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa, according to a report by the UN Development Programme based on interviews with hundreds of former fighters. While worldwide deaths from terrorism have declined in the last five years, deaths in sub-Saharan Africa have […]
A celebration, then death – Cameroon landslide buries 15 mourners
Yaounde, CameroonReuters A cigarette break made the difference between life and death for Makolo Doss, who stepped aside from a memorial celebration to have a smoke just as a mass of red earth suddenly collapsed on the gathering. Fifteen others at the event, in the Cameroonian capital Yaounde on Sunday, were not so lucky, killed […]
Torrential floods in West Africa hurt food security
Dana, Cameroon Reuters Souloukna Mourga plodded through his flooded millet and cotton field in northern Cameroon and uprooted soggy stems that had a few bolls on them. All six hectares of mostly dead crops were under water. The 50-year-old father of 12 is one of an estimated four million people, many of them small subsistence […]