Paul Biya

Paul Biya

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  Cameroon's ruling party wins Senate election

  The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court ... 

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  French family of 7 taken hostage in Cameroon freed

  A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in ... 

• Report: Cameroon officials torture gay suspects

  Suspected homosexuals in Cameroon say they have been tortured and raped in prison, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch and ... 

• Cameroon president orders urgent rescue of French

  Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased ... 

• Cameroon judge frees 2 men jailed for looking gay

  A court has overturned the conviction of two men who were sentenced for five years in prison for "looking gay" and ordering Bailey's Irish Cream.