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Share The Fulani nation is the only  ethnic group in West Africa that has produced Heads of State in at least five different African countries viz: the current President of Senegal, Macky Sall, the current President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, the present President of Gambia, Adamu Barrow, the current Vice President of Sierra Leone, Mohammed Jalloh, the former President of Cameroon, Ahmadu Ahidjo, the former President of Burkina Faso, Thomas Sankara, the former Prime Minister of Mali, Boubu ...

Repatriation of Nigerian refugees from Cameroon has been fixed for February 27 and March 7, 2021. Most of the 46,000 Nigerian refugees fled troubled Borno State to neighbouring Cameroonian towns, mostly Minawao, at the peak of the Boko Haram crisis. The decision on the scheduled repatriation dates was taken after a tripartite commission meeting involved representatives of the federal government, Borno State Government and the Cameroonian Government. The meeting, which was held last Wednesday, h...

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Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI) has met officials of Cameroon and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) over the repatriation of 4,982 Nigerian refugees in the neighbouring country. The meeting, at the weekend in Maroua, Cameroon, followed President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive that all Nigerian refugees in Cameroon be returned safely to Nigeria. NCFRMI stated that 3,224 of the refugees ar...

Refugee Commission meets Cameroonian Officials over President Buhari’s Repatriation Directives On By Tordue Salem – Abuja The National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons(NCFRMI), has held talks with Cameroonian authorities for the safe return of refugees to the Nigeria. The Honourable Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed (Lado) met with the officials of the ...

By Joseph Erunke A total of 4982 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon are set to return as the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons,NCFRMI, has begun moves to that effect. Out of the number,a total of 3224 refugees are returning to Banki town and the other 1758 to Bama town,both in Borno State, respectively. The Federal Commissioner,.NCFRMI,Senator Basheer Garba Mohammed,at the weekend, met with the officials of the Cameroonian government and the United Nati...

A total of 4982 Nigerian refugees in Cameroon are set to return as the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, NCFRMI, has begun moves to that effect.

English By Moki Edwin Kindzeka Share on Facebook Print this page MAROUA - Authorities in Cameroon say millions of weaver birds have decimated thousands of hectares of farmland on the northern border with Chad and Nigeria. Farmers say between the birds, elephant attacks and floods, the area is on the verge of famine. Illiasu Issa, farmer in Waza, Cameroon, Feb. 3, 2021. (Moki Edwin Kindzeka/VOA) In an effort to scare away the birds, youths asse...

English Situation Report on Cameroon about Agriculture and Food and Nutrition; published on 30 Jan 2021 by FEWS NET

January 25, 2021 at 6:00 am Bats, better known for their mousy looks, can have a colorful side. A new species, discovered when two bats were caught at an abandoned miners’ tunnel in western Africa, sports showy swathes of orange fur. The new finds “are just gorgeous,” says mammalogist Nancy Simmons of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Orange fur on the bats’ backs contrasts with black sections of wing membranes. But that’s not what sets this bat apart: Three oth...