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Since December 5, intercommunal fighting has killed 22 people, seriously injured 30 and forced more than 30,000 people to flee to neighboring Chad

These clashes must be prevented from taking on a regional dimension, as happened with terrorism and organised crime. 

The Lake Chad Basin region is plagued by insecurity. In addition to the terror inflicted by Boko Haram, organised crime and kidnappings for ransom in the area, it’s feared that Cameroon’s community conflicts could spread, further destabilising the entire region. Land and water are at the root of the inter-communal rivalries in Cameroon’s Far North that have claimed the lives of 15 people and injured 50 since May. The availability of illegal homemade or manufactured weapons make...

The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened problems of conflict, terrorism, and scarce resources in Central Africa to plunge millions of people deeper into poverty. That's according to members of the regional bloc CEMAC. CEMAC heads of state Wednesday called for solidarity to improve living conditions in the six-nation economic bloc. During a virtual heads of state…

The scarcity of fish resources has become a source of tension between the two communities, who accuse each other of using unsuitable fishing gear. They claim some fishing nets are extremely extensive and large.