Once a thriving city in Cameroon, Bamenda has been ripped of its soul by the five-year war between English-speaking secessionists and the mainly French-speaking government. Bamenda is all but dead.

YAOUNDE, Cameroon-- A church official in Cameroon says that the 79 students kidnapped by unidentified gunmen have been released, but two of the three staff members abducted are still being held. Fonki ...

Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) - "The Dehonians German fathers arrived in Cameroon in 1912 to evangelize this area of Cameroon" explains to Fides Agency His Exc. Mgr. Cornelius Fontem Esua, Archbishop of ...

On this Monday, traditionally the “ghost town” day that secessionist militias have imposed since the end of 2016, taxis and pedestrians have taken back possession of Buea’s streets. For the third week ...

Faithful attend a meeting for peace, lead by Pope Leo XIV at Saint Joseph’s Cathedral in Bamenda, Cameroon, with the local community Thursday, April 16, 2026, on the fourth day of his 11-day pastoral ...

Yaoundé — "If by November 26, the captors have not released Father John, I request all the priests, religious personnel from all Catholic institutions in Ndop deanery will be closed. Priests will be ...

Pope Leo XIV visits Cameroon from April 15th to 18th. During his stay, the pontiff will visit three cities in the country: Yaoundé, the capital; Douala, the economic hub; and Bamenda, the capital of ...

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YAOUNDE, Cameroon-- Armed separatists have kidnapped at least 78 students and their principal from a Presbyterian school in Cameroon, officials said Monday. A governor said the abductions occurred ...

Army announce September 8, for say deh don launch operation Bamenda Clean for komot separatists fighters from inside and around Bamenda town. Since Anglophone crisis, weh e start for 2016 wit peaceful ...