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Cameroon Unity Day Marred by Violence in Separatist Regions Cameroon Unity Day Marred by Violence in Separatist Regions May 21, 2021 May 18, 2021 YAOUNDE, CAMEROON VOA | Unity Day activities in Cameroon were marred this week by clashes between separatists and government troops.  The violence left at least 16 people dead and 60 houses burned.  Local media reported that streets in Cameroon’s English-speaking towns and villages were deserted Thursday as the central African state celebrated its National Day, also known as Unity Day. Meanwhile business activity went on as usual in French-spea...

Attacks on Health Care Monthly News Brief - April 2021 Format Burkina Faso 30 April 2021: In Dori city, Seno province, an ambulance transporting a patient was fired at by suspected ISWAP militants. No injuries were reported. Source: ACLED Burundi 05 April 2021: In Mwaro province, a nurse from the Tutsi ethnic group was attacked by members of the Conseil National pour la Défense de la Démocratie - Forces pour la Défense de la Démocratie (CNDD-FDD), allegedly for refusing to join their political party. Source: ACLED Cameroon 07 April 2021: In Kumbo city, Bui department, Northwest region, ...

May 10, 2021 CWN Editor's Note: Sounds of nearby gunfire marred the 40th anniversary Mass celebrated by Bishop George Nkuo of Kumbo on May 7. The congregation sought cover as government troops and rebels exchanged shots near St. Augustine College, where the Mass was celebrated. The above note supplements, highlights, or corrects details in the original source (link above). About CWN news coverage.   Sound Off! CatholicCulture.org supporters weigh in. All comments are moderated. To lighten our editing burden, only current donors are allowed to Sound Off. If you are a current donor, log in to ...

Cameroon military displaying weapons seized from separatists in Bamenda, March 4, 2021. (Credit: Moki Edwin Kindzeka/VOA.) Sounds of gunfire interrupted an anniversary Mass for the bishop of Kumbo, in Cameroon’s troubled North West Region. KUMBO, Cameroon – Sounds of gunfire interrupted an anniversary Mass for the bishop of Kumbo, in Cameroon’s troubled North West Region. Bishop George Nkuo was marking the 40 th anniversary of his priestly ordination on the premises of St. Augustine College Nso on May 7 when gunshots were heard, sending participants to the ground. There had been an exch...

April 2021 Tensions continued to mount among Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt ahead of Addis Ababa’s planned second unilateral filling of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in coming months. In apparent warning to Addis Ababa and preparation for possible escalation of inter-state tensions, Sudan and Egypt 31 March-5 April held second joint military exercise since Nov 2020. New round of talks among Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan on filling and operation of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) on Blue Nile river broke down 6 April. Cairo same day denounced Ethiopia’s “lack of political will to negotia...