Cameroon

Obama sends U.S. troops, drones to Cameroon in anti-Boko Haram fight

The United States is sending 300 U.S. troops, along with surveillance drones, to Cameroon to bolster...

Oct 15, 2015 01:29 AM EDT

Regional military chiefs finalize plans for Boko Haram force

N'DJAMENA Military chiefs from the Lake Chad region have finalised details of the deployment of a jo...

Aug 22, 2015 06:22 PM EDT

Cameroon repatriating 12,000 Nigerian refugees

About 12,000 Nigerians are being repatriated over the next three to four days after seeking refuge i...

Aug 06, 2015 01:47 AM EDT

Cameroon arrests three Boko Haram suspects carrying explosives: sources

Cameroon officials have arrested three suspects carrying a bag containing improvised explosive devic...

Aug 02, 2015 08:51 AM EDT

Chadian lawmakers extend mandate of troops fighting Boko Haram

N'DJAMENA Chadian lawmakers voted on Wednesday to indefinitely extend the mandate of troops particip...

May 20, 2015 11:23 AM EDT

Thousands protest Boko Haram, support army in Cameroon

Thousands of people marched in Cameroon's capital on Saturday to protest against Nigeria's Boko Hara...

Mar 02, 2015 09:06 AM EST

Blood-soaked truck symbolizes Boko Haram's war without borders

A Nigerian armored personnel carrier spattered with blood, riddled with bullets and towed into an ar...

Feb 18, 2015 05:18 AM EST

African nations pledge 8,700 for anti-Boko Haram force

African nations pulling together a regional force to fight Nigeria's Boko Haram militants on Saturda...

Feb 09, 2015 04:26 AM EST

Chad army says kills 120 Boko Haram militants in Cameroon

Chadian forces have killed 120 militants from Boko Haram in a battle in the north of neighbouring Ca...

Jan 31, 2015 08:13 PM EST

Graft slows Cameroon, Malaysia fight against illegal logging: thinktank

Cameroon and Malaysia have failed to make progress in tackling illegal logging since 2010, due to co...

Jan 22, 2015 06:47 AM EST

Chad appeals for aid for refugees who fled Boko Haram attacks

Chad's prime minister has appealed for international aid for thousands of Nigerian refugees who fled...

Jan 08, 2015 09:25 PM EST

Chad's Deby plays for high stakes in Boko Haram talk

Chad's President Idriss Deby, a wily survivor of rebellions, is looking to bolster his powerbroker r...

Nov 03, 2014 07:56 PM EST

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