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[CPJ] In his campaign to win an eighth term, Cameroonian President Paul Biya pledged to "strengthen measures to protect freedom of expression and journalists" in one of Africa's most dangerous countries for the press.

[Centre 4s] The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has strong diplomatic relations with the Sahel, also based on the precious metal: gold. Concerned countries are: Sudan, Libya, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, and Mauritania. Togo, a gold producer, is also of interest. All these countries are also fighting terrorism, which the UAE is combating everywhere. In 2024, the UAE imported nearly 1,400 tons of gold, worth over $105 billion, more than half of which--$748 billion--came from Africa.1 While its traceability is

[Ghanaian Times] Andre Onana has been left out of Cameroon's squad for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), with the team in chaos after head coach Marc Brys was sacked amid allegations of "subterfuge."

[Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- Father John Berinyuy Tatah, parish priest in Babessi, who was abducted on November 15 along with his vicar in southwestern Cameroon, has been freed.

[RFI] Cameroon's leading opposition leader, Anicet Ekane, has died after weeks of detention at the age of 74, his lawyers and family said Monday, alleging that he had struggled to breathe but was not given proper care.

[Vanguard] Cameroon goalkeeper André Onana has been left out of the national team squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), marking one of the biggest surprises in the squad list released ahead of the tournament.

[ISS] Strategies based on purely military operations can often alienate the very populations they aim to protect.

[RFI] Issa Tchiroma Bakary, the Cameroon candidate declared runner-up in October's presidential election, is in Banjul, in the Gambia, reportedly for "humanitarian reasons," according to the Gambian government.

[WFP] A funding crunch is forcing WFP to cut assistance to refugees and returnees

[Agenzia Fides] 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 evacuated for their safety, and the Blessed Sacrament will be removed from the churches." This was announced by Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya of Bamenda, in the Northeast region of Cameroon, who said he will suspend the pastoral activities of the Archdiocese if Father John Berinyuy Tatah, parish priest of Babessi,

[Agenzia Fides] Vatican City -- "I was deeply saddened to learn of the kidnapping of priests, faithful, and students in Nigeria and Cameroon. I feel great pain, above all for the many young men and women who have been abducted and for their distressed families." Thus, today, Sunday, November 23, Pope Leo XIV expressed his closeness and personal sympathy for the anguish and distress of families and ecclesial communities that in recent days have been affected by a shocking series of mass kidnappings in Nigeria and Cameroon.

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