Cameroon begins world's first routine malaria vaccine program

The global fight against malaria took a stride forward on Monday as Cameroon started the world’s first routine vaccine program against the mosquito-borne disease, although Reuters journalists witnessed few people in clinics receiving the shot. Around 40 years in the making, the

At least 50 kidnapped in Cameroon by gunmen of unknown origin

At least 50 people were kidnapped in two separate incidents over two days in northern Cameroon, local authorities said Tuesday. The kidnappings occurred Sunday and Monday afternoons by an unknown armed group near the border with Chad, the mayor of Touboro town,

Boko Haram fighters kill 8 in northern Cameroon

Extremist fighters killed eight people including soldiers in multiple attacks in northern Cameroon on Tuesday, a regional official said. Fighters with Boko Haram killed three customs officers, three soldiers and two civilians in separate attacks in the towns of Mora and Zigage

At least 19 dead in Cameroon bus crash

A passenger bus collided with a truck in Cameroon, killing at least 19 people, the government said Friday. MORE THAN 30 WOMEN IN CAMEROON ABDUCTED BY SEPARATIST FIGHTERS The bus was headed to the southern town of Eseka when it lost control