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Author: Emmanuel Freudenthal

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Emmanuel Freudenthal

Emmanuel Freudenthal is a freelance investigative reporter, mostly focusing on Africa.

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    By Emmanuel Freudenthal
    August 12, 2020
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    How white are the newsrooms working on Africa? We asked them.

    All the international outlets that responded agreed that diversity is important, but do they practice what they preach? International newsrooms that report on Africa are often ...
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  • Cameroon torture: In 2017, some detainees filmed a video from inside Cameroon's notorious prison known as The Bunker in Yaounde.
    CameroonEditor's PicksPolitics
    By Emmanuel Freudenthal
    May 7, 2019
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    Inside Cameroon’s Bunker: “Different guys had different torture techniques”

    African Arguments spoke to several former detainees of the notorious prison where prisoners underwent daily torture and lived in appalling conditions. This article was made possible ...
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  • President Paul Biya.
    CameroonPolitics
    By Emmanuel Freudenthal
    April 17, 2018
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    Cameroon’s ghost president

    How Paul Biya has held onto power for over 35 years despite spending much of it abroad. On the podium for the World’s Longest-Serving President, Paul ...
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  • CameroonEconomyPolitics
    By Emmanuel Freudenthal
    March 14, 2016
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    Virtual mining in Cameroon: How to make a fortune by failing

    Cameroon has a growing portfolio of failed mining projects in which a few well-connected individuals have made millions, all the while the minerals have remained deep ...
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