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  • President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC in Washington, DC, in March 2020. Credit: IMF/Joshua Roberts.
    Congo-KinshasaPoliticsTop story

    DRC: What now that President Tshisekedi has taken control?

    By Stephanie Wolters
    December 15, 2020
    Tshisekedi has liberated himself from his rivals, but it remains to be seen if this will be a victory for the country or just ...
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  • deaths President Felix Tshisekedi of the DRC (right) meeting with his Rwandan counterpart. Credit: Paul Kagame.
    Congo-KinshasaPolitics

    DRC: Rumours abound after series of deaths in the president’s entourage

    By Georges Kasongo Kalumba & Lisa Jené
    November 12, 2020
    From plane crashes to COVID complications, over twenty of President Tshisekedi’s allies died in the course of just one year.  In the course of ...
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  • anglophone crisis At a primary school in Cameroon. Credit: GPE/Stephan Bachenheimer.
    CameroonPoliticsSocietyTop story

    After the Kumba massacre: Schools in Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis

    By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain
    November 3, 2020
    Until recently, activists in the diaspora and separatists had insisted that schools remain closed and used violence to ensure it. On 24 October, armed ...
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    CameroonPoliticsTop story

    Cameroon’s curious plan to rebuild from the war, while it still rages on

    By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain
    September 8, 2020
    The government and UNDP have announced a plan for the Anglophone regions. How have people reacted? This spring, Cameroon’s government announced a new plan ...
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    CameroonEconomyNigeriaSocietyTop story

    “This is not the life I wanted”: Child brides rise among Cameroon refugees

    By Philip Obaji Jr
    September 1, 2020
    Child marriages are often driven by economic pressures, and COVID-19 has hit the most vulnerable the hardest. As Mura turned 16 years old this ...
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    “Why are you breathing in Europe?”

    By Amindeh Blaise Atabong
    July 29, 2020
    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 ...
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    CameroonEconomyEditor's PicksPolitics

    Making a killing: Israeli mercenaries in Cameroon

    By Emmanuel Freudenthal & Youri van der Weide
    June 23, 2020
    Our investigation found Israeli citizens have been training Cameroon’s most notorious military unit for years, making them huge sums in the process. In November ...
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  • How has COVID-19 affected Cameroon's two Anglophone regions? Credit: jbdodane.
    CameroonCovid-19

    Fighting continues in Anglophone Cameroon despite COVID-19 concerns

    By R. Maxwell Bone & Akem Kelvin Nkwain
    May 27, 2020
    Government raids have displaced people, increasing risks of transmission. Separatist attacks have impeded humanitarian and public health efforts.  Read all our COVID-19 coverage  For ...
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  • cameroon and covid-19 President Paul Biya meeting with IMF director Christine Lagarde in 2016. Credit: IMF Staff Photo/Stephen Jaffe.
    CameroonCovid-19

    Where is President Biya? COVID-19 in Cameroon

    By Sophie Neiman
    May 19, 2020
    Confirmed COVID-19 cases are rapidly increasing in Cameroon. Yet, the president has barely been seen. Read all our COVID-19 coverage  As the COVID-19 pandemic ...
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    Photo essay: In Congo, from epidemic to pandemic

    By Finbarr O' Reilly, Arlette Bashizi, Justin Makangara & Moses Sawasawa
    May 14, 2020
    Read all our COVID-19 coverage  The Democratic Republic of Congo was getting ready to declare itself Ebola-free when COVID-19 hit. Since 2018 , Ebola ...
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