http://www.mail.com/locations/23854-cameroon.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/23854-cameroon.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096508-nigeria-military-17-killed-offensive.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's military says its offensive against insurgents in the country's restive northeast has killed at least 14 suspected Islamic extremists and three soldiers. Brig. Gen. Chris Olukolade, a military spokesman, said in a statement that one soldier also was missing as "forces have been engaging a large number of heavily armed terro... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096508-nigeria-military-17-killed-offensive.html 2013-05-19T18:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092740-official-nigeria-military-attacks-camps-kills-21.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — Soldiers in Nigeria launched their first raid against suspected Islamic extremists in a campaign to take back control of the nation's northeast, killing at least 21 people, a security official said Friday. The fighting happened Thursday in the Sambisa Forest Reserve, just south of Maiduguri, the capital of Borno state, which sold... Fri, 17 May 2013 20:26:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2092740-official-nigeria-military-attacks-camps-kills-21.html 2013-05-17T20:26:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The WWF said in a statement that suspected poachers belonging to the Seleka rebel group have entered one of Africa's most unique elephant habitats in the Central African Republic, and park guards saw them shooting in the direction of elephants. According to the WWF, a group of 17 armed men who presented themselves as belonging to Cen... Tue, 07 May 2013 17:26:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2068894-wwf-seleka-rebels-car-invade-elephant-park.html 2013-05-07T17:26:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053284-cameroons-ruling-party-wins-senate-election.html DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — 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 announced. Supreme Court President Alexis Dipanda Mouelle said Monday that Biya's Cameroon Peoples' Democratic Party scored 73 percent of the vote, winning seats in eight of the count... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053284-cameroons-ruling-party-wins-senate-election.html 2013-04-30T13:28:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030416-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A French family with four young children kidnapped at gunpoint by Islamic extremists in northern Cameroon was freed after two months of captivity in what the father described as especially harsh conditions following the group's return Friday to safety in the Cameroonian capital. Cameroonian television showed the family of seven — ... Fri, 19 Apr 2013 21:31:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2030416-french-family-7-taken-hostage-cameroon-freed.html 2013-04-19T21:31:40Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028524-fifa-libya-safe-to-host-wcup-soccer-qualifiers.html ZURICH (AP) — FIFA authorized Libya to host World Cup qualifying matches, saying the country is safe enough for its first international home games since the uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi. "FIFA has decided to reauthorize matches in Libya," the governing body said Thursday after the Confederation of African Football previously recommended approval. ... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:47:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028524-fifa-libya-safe-to-host-wcup-soccer-qualifiers.html 2013-04-18T15:47:22Z http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028448-fifa-declares-libya-safe-to-host-wcup-qualifiers.html ZURICH (AP) — Libya has been declared safe to host World Cup qualifying matches, the first national team games on home ground since the uprising that ousted Moammar Gadhafi. FIFA says it "decided to reauthorize matches in Libya" after the Confederation of African Football recommended approval. Libya will host Congo in Tripoli on June 7 and Togo in Benina,... Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:34:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/other/2028448-fifa-declares-libya-safe-to-host-wcup-qualifiers.html 2013-04-18T15:34:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984106-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British man abducted in Nigeria's largest city has been released by his kidnappers, a police spokeswoman said Thursday, as other foreigners have been kidnapped in the country's commercial capital in recent days. The release of the British citizen comes after three Lebanese citizens were also kidnapped. Abductions of foreigners rema... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:46:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1984106-police-british-hostage-taken-nigeria-released.html 2013-03-28T12:46:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980262-nigerian-police-expatriate-kidnapped-british.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A British businessman was abducted Saturday in Lagos, a rare case of expatriate kidnapping in this West African nation's commercial center, Nigerian police said Tuesday. Nigeria's police spokesman Frank Mba told The Associated Press that kidnappers probably followed their victim as he was leaving a nightclub in Victoria Island, one o... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 18:10:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1980262-nigerian-police-expatriate-kidnapped-british.html 2013-03-26T18:10:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977638-c-african-republic-president-flees-to-cameroon.html JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The president of the Central African Republic fled the country for Cameroon after rebels overran the capital of the impoverished nation long wracked by rebellions. South Africa said Monday that 13 of its soldiers were killed in fighting with rebels, prompting criticism about why its forces had intervened in such a volatile conflict. Ou... Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1977638-c-african-republic-president-flees-to-cameroon.html 2013-03-25T23:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976408-120-inmates-freed-nigeria-attacks-25-die.html YOLA, Nigeria (AP) — Officials say gunmen attacked a remote town in Nigeria's northeast, killing 25 and freeing 120 inmates. Adamawa State's head of prisons, Andrew Barka, said Sunday 120 inmates were freed in the Friday night raid in Ganye near the border with Cameroon. Police spokesman Mohammed Ibrahim said 25 people were killed after the assailants als... Sun, 24 Mar 2013 14:28:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1976408-120-inmates-freed-nigeria-attacks-25-die.html 2013-03-24T14:28:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970468-report-cameroon-officials-torture-gay-suspects.html ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Suspected homosexuals in Cameroon say they have been tortured and raped in prison, according to a report released Thursday by Human Rights Watch and three local organizations. The 55-page report, titled "Guilty by Association," documents reported abuses by authorities prosecuting suspected gays and lesbians. Those convicted can... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:14:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1970468-report-cameroon-officials-torture-gay-suspects.html 2013-03-21T18:14:18Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html MAIDUGURI, Nigeria (AP) — A video surfaced Monday showing a man who appeared to be a French hostage held by Islamic extremists with six other family members kidnapped on Feb. 19 in northern Cameroon. The video's audio airs a man's voice that identifies himself as Tanguy Moulin-Fournier. He says that his family is being held by the Islamic radical sect kno... Tue, 19 Mar 2013 00:44:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1962730-french-hostages-held-nigerian-sect-video.html 2013-03-19T00:44:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — France is adopting a "determined and discrete" approach to safeguard the lives of eight French hostages kidnapped by extremist groups in and near Nigeria, an official said Saturday. Laurent Fabius, France's foreign minister, made the comment to reporters at the international airport in Abuja, Nigeria's capital, after a closed-door me... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 19:15:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1959726-france-discretion-needed-to-free-nigeria-hostages.html 2013-03-16T19:15:37Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914284-video-claims-nigeria-sect-holds-7-french-hostages.html LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — A video posted online Monday apparently shows seven French hostages kidnapped from northern Cameroon, with a masked militant claiming the radical Islamic group Boko Haram from neighboring Nigeria holds them. The video, posted to YouTube and mentioned on a jihadist website, shows one of two French men reading a statement, with a woman... Mon, 25 Feb 2013 22:19:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1914284-video-claims-nigeria-sect-holds-7-french-hostages.html 2013-02-25T22:19:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1902620-cameroon-president-orders-urgent-rescue-french.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Military helicopters are searching for a vacationing French family of seven kidnapped in Cameroon, and security around the region is being increased amid tensions over France's role in western Africa. Cameroonian President Paul Biya ordered tight security measures and urgent steps to free the hostages, who include four children. T... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:32:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1902620-cameroon-president-orders-urgent-rescue-french.html 2013-02-20T18:32:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1901312-french-family-7-kidnapped-cameroon.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — A French family of seven — including four children — was kidnapped on Tuesday in northern Cameroon, and officials suggested the involvement of one of Nigeria's Islamic extremist sects. Military helicopters are being used to search for the tourists, who were abducted from Cameroon's Far North Region, a Cameroonian government offici... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 20:58:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1901312-french-family-7-kidnapped-cameroon.html 2013-02-19T20:58:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804406-cameroon-judge-frees-2-men-jailed-gay.html DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — 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. The Court of Appeals Monday acquitted the men and ordered their release. The two men had already spent more than a year in jail where they were subjected to abuse from guards and other pr... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804406-cameroon-judge-frees-2-men-jailed-gay.html 2013-01-07T17:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771408-cameroon-upholds-3-year-term-gay-text-message.html DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — An appeals court on Monday upheld a three-year sentence against a man found guilty of homosexual conduct for sending a text message to another man saying: "I'm very much in love with you." Activists said the court's ruling in Yaounde, the capital, marked yet another setback for gays and lesbians in Cameroon, widely viewed as the mo... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 13:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771408-cameroon-upholds-3-year-term-gay-text-message.html 2012-12-17T13:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748738-chad-refugees-cameroon-start-returning.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Nearly 2,000 Chadian refugees who fled a 2008 civil war between rebels and government forces into Cameroon began leaving their camp to return to their home country. State-run Cameroon Radio Television said Thursday that the first group of 182 Chadians started leaving the Langui camp in the country's north. Political unrest pitting... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 16:43:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748738-chad-refugees-cameroon-start-returning.html 2012-12-06T16:43:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1742718-foreign-poachers-target-cameroon-elephants-expert.html YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Despite armed guards, Cameroon's dwindling elephant population is being decimated by heavily armed gangs of international poachers, according to a top official of the World Wide Fund for Nature. Tighter security has been mounted because intelligence shows that two gangs of poachers from Sudan are heading for the area, said WWF Cam... Tue, 04 Dec 2012 18:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1742718-foreign-poachers-target-cameroon-elephants-expert.html 2012-12-04T18:46:00Z