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Author: Amindeh Blaise Atabong

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Amindeh Blaise Atabong

Amindeh Blaise Atabong is a freelance journalist based in Cameroon. He has covered conflict, humanitarian issues and human rights abuses for a number of international outlets. Follow him on twitter at @AmindehBlaise.

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    By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
    July 29, 2020
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    “Why are you breathing in Europe?”

    Cameroonians can’t move freely in Africa. We get profiled in airports beyond the continent. And that’s if you can get a passport in the first place.  ...
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    By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
    July 12, 2018
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    Cameroon crisis threatens wildlife as thousands flee to protected areas

    Many displaced by the conflict are fleeing to biodiversity hotspots, clearing forests to build homes and hunting endangered animals for survival. This article was made possible ...
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    CameroonPolitics
    By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
    January 8, 2018
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    Pushed to extremes: Cameroon’s escalating Anglophone crisis

    As the crackdown continues, armed secessionist groups may be gaining in strength, support and resolve. Fifteen months back, when a group of Anglophone lawyers went on ...
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    CameroonPolitics
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    March 10, 2017
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    Cameroon sabotages own digital economy plan with internet shutdown

    Cameroon aspires to be a tech hub and “multiply by 50” jobs in ICTs. But high costs, poor infrastructure and the internet blackout in Silicon Mountain undermine ...
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