In a devastating incident that occurred in Cameroon, a passenger bus collided with a truck, resulting in the loss of at least 19 lives. The accident took place on Friday as the bus was en route to Eseka, a town located in the southern region of the country. According to Transport Minister Jean Ernest Massena Ngalle Bibehe, the bus lost control and collided with a heavy-duty truck carrying sand, causing a catastrophic collision. Unfortunately, the majority of the passengers succumbed…

France has deployed 2,000 troops and police officers to its island territory of Mayotte, off Africa’s east coast, to carry out mass expulsions of immigrants from the neighbouring country of Comoros, destroy slums and crack down on violent gangs. But the operation has sparked backlash and resentment among both communities, and exposed the deep inequalities and historical disputes between Mayotte and the rest of France. Mayotte is the poorest part of France, but its average annual income of around $3,500…

Seeking Justice: International Outcry and Efforts to Address the Crisis in Cameroon Cameroon’s communications ministry confirmed on Saturday that the harrowing ordeal of thirty women, who were kidnapped by separatists in the restive anglophone region a week ago, has come to an end. The official, Denis Omgba Bomba, head of the communication ministry’s National Media Observatory, announced that the women were released on the evening of May 23, three days after their abduction in the predominantly English-speaking Northwest region. A…