Reports

Geneva, 29 July 2013 1. Brief description of the emergency and impact Increasing attacks of Boko Haram, the religious extremist group, throughout Nigeria and more recently in the North East of the country led to the serious deterioration…

By Dorine Ekwe YAOUNDE, Jul 22 2013 (IPS) - At the Garoua Regional Hospital’s Paediatric Feeding Centre in northern Cameroon, Aicha Ahidjo* is relieved to hear that her one-year-old son will survive. The child was suffering from…

Moki Edwin Kindzeka July 17, 2013 YAOUNDE — Cameroon said it is home to over 20,000 Nigerian and Central African Republic (CAR) refugees who are fleeing disorder and killings in their countries. Fears have been raised that…

Dorine Ekwè YAOUNDE , 15 juil (IPS) - Au centre de nutrition thérapeutique du service pédiatrique de l’Hôpital régional de Garoua, dans la région Nord du Cameroun, l’ambiance n’est pas très joyeuse en ce mois de juillet.…

Yaoundé, 14 juillet 2013 (IRIN) - Les autorités camerounaises ont annoncé leur intention de réinstaller les milliers de survivants de l’explosion du lac Nyos, survenue en 1986, dans leur région d’origine. L’annonce a suscité des réactions…

YAOUNDE, 10 July 2013 (IRIN) - Plans by the Cameroonian authorities to move thousands of survivors of the 1986 Lake Nyos gas explosion back to their original homeland have provoked opposition, with concerns over environmental safety…

YAOUNDE, July 3 (Reuters) - Cameroon has received 4,000 refugees fleeing a Nigerian military offensive against Islamists in the north, the governor of the affected region said on Wednesday, bringing total refugee numbers from the conflict…

Period covered by this Ops Update: September 2012 to March 2013 (initial six-months of the operation). Appeal target (current): CHF 1,552,349. Appeal coverage: 64% (of the current budget) and 71% (of the revised budget) Appeal history: · This Emergency Appeal…

Highlights With the serious deterioration of the security situation in Borno State (Nigeria), a significant influx of refugees has entered Cameroon’s Far North Region since June 10th. As the pre-registration process is on-going, approximately 2,000 people so…

The death of a husband means stigma, destitution and abuse for many of the world's poorest widows. Bim Adewunmi visits a pioneering project in Cameroon trying to turn around 500-year-old traditions Hajaratou Chanteh's eyes are wet and…