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A migrant looks through a fence as others wait in a line to be registered inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia, outside Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.

Cyprus takes a hard line against immigration, trapping migrants in limbo

Refugees

The government says it is trying to crack down on human trafficking, but Corina Drousiotou, from the Cyprus Refugee Council, said it’s having the opposite effect.

Woman in orange outfit walks in dry climate with girl in pink dress and boy in beige outfit

NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats

The Big Fix
An unidentified man walks along oil pipelines belonging to Agip Oil company in Obrikom, Nigeria, Monday, March 6, 2006. 

West African villagers take on an American oil giant in a new novel by Imbolo Mbue

Books
Art pieces a scammer claimed were photographed in Cameroon and authorized by UNESCO for sale and export. The art collector paid 6,000 euros before calling UNESCO and realizing the fraud.

UNESCO says scammers are using its logo to defraud art collectors

Arts
A woman's two feet and her hands are pictured as she holds a yellow soccer ball.

Sacked, shunned and suicidal: Cameroon sports stars battle anti-gay laws

A solider with a gun stands on an armored vehicle.

There is ‘a grave hole in the international response’ to violence in Cameroon, IRC says

Conflict & Justice

Cameroon is facing multiple armed insurgencies that have killed and displaced thousands. David Miliband, chief executive of the International Red Cross, says he saw “utter devastation” during a recent trip there.

Gaelle Dule Asheri is shown standing with one foot on a soccer ball and wearing an orange uniform.

Cameroonian girls defy prejudice to pursue soccer dreams

Sports

The Women’s World Cup is putting a spotlight on the growing global interest in women’s soccer. So in a country where many still see soccer as a man’s game, there’s a glimmer of hope as a first wave of girls in Cameroon are now being trained by professional coaches at an academy in Yaounde.

Several women sit outside a polling center against a wall wearing colorful textiles with a policewoman standing guard in front of them.

Conflict in Cameroon is extracting a heavy toll on ordinary people

Commentary

Until a few years ago, Cameroon was a nation on the move. But a peaceful protest three years ago against the marginalization of Anglophone Cameroon quickly turned violent, leading for many to call for the formation of a separate republic — and the conflict has taken its toll.

A former UN official campaigning for peace shows a threatening message posted against him on social media by separatists

Facebook’s Cameroon problem: stop stoking hate

Media

In Cameroon, Facebook has been used both to incite violence and to make threatening posts.

Cameroon opposition candidate smiles during a news conference at his headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon

Cameroon opposition candidate Maurice Kamto declares victory despite ruling party’s denial

Global Politics

“I invite the outgoing president to organize a peaceful way to transfer power,” Kamto, who leads the Movement for the Rebirth of Cameroon (MRC), told a news conference on Monday in the capital Yaoundė. The election, marred by low turnout and isolated incidents of unrest in separatist Anglophone regions, has been widely expected to extend Biya’s 36-year rule as one of Africa’s last multi-decade leaders. Yet, Kamto declared an early victory, a move the ruling party claims is illegal.