Showing posts with label Cameroon - Nigeria border. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cameroon - Nigeria border. Show all posts

Wednesday 9 March 2016

Cameroonian Gendarmes Take Over 16 Communities in Akwa-Ibom, Hoist Flag

The Cameroonian government has allegedly forcefully taken over parts of Akwa Ibom State not covered by the original judgment to cede part of the Bakasi Peninsular to the Central African country following a decision of the International Court of Justice (ICC) in The Hague in 2002. More than 350 oil wells and fishing pots have consequently been seized, depriving Nigeria of potential revenues from these assets.

Sunday 22 February 2015

Nigerian Military Retakes Key Town from Boko Haram

Nigeria's military said Saturday that it had reclaimed a strategic border town from the Boko Haram militant group, while other reports said the militants continued their deadly campaign elsewhere in the country's northeast.

Friday 6 February 2015

Boko Haram, Hit By Multinational Offensive, Rampage In Cameroon

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Hundreds of Boko Haram fighters took revenge Thursday on villagers in Cameroon, shooting and burning scores to death and razing mosques and churches after warning Nigeria's neighbors not to join the battle against the Islamic insurgent group.

Thursday 8 January 2015

Friday 14 November 2014

Cameroon's Army Faces Boko Haram in Ghost Town onNigerian Border

Amchide (Cameroon) (AFP) - A deathly silence hangs over the once lively trading town of Amchide in the far north of Cameroon, abandoned to the army by residents terrified of raids by the Islamists of Boko Haram.