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2 Chadian soldiers were arrested on Saturday morning in Fotokol by Cameroonian police officers for alleged theft. They had robbed a shop located some few metres from their barracks and managed to carry two bags of rice, a motorcycle and two generators. The soldiers have been handed to the Chadian military superiors operating the Chadian contingent in Fotokol.

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08.Mar.2015

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Chadian soldiers wounded in the battle for Dikwa in Nigeria against the Islamist sect Boko Haram are currently being evacuated to the military hospital in the nation’s capital, Yaoundé. Cameroon Concord understands that the decision to move the wounded soldiers from Maroua to Yaoundé was arrived at by the Cameroon government on grounds that the troops will receive better care.

As earlier reported by Cameroon Concord, 30 Chadian servicemen were seriously wounded in Dikwa in a battle which saw the Chadian military take full control of the city from the hands of Boko Haram fighters. However, some sources have hinted our correspondent in the Far North region that the 30 Chadian soldiers sustained injuries from an explosion of a truck loaded with gas cylinders.  President Idriss Deby of Chad who is the only leader within the anti Boko Haram coalition with military experience has announced that the war against the Nigerian Islamic sect is in its last stage.

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Ngwa Bertrand

05.Mar.2015

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The Chadian army has taken full control over the town of Dikwa in the northeast of Nigeria which fell to fighters from the Islamist sect, Boko Haram some two months. According to the Chadian army, one of its soldiers was killed and 34 wounded in its ranks during the battle to take over Dikwa from Boko Haram.

Cameroon Concord was also reliably informed from Fotokol that more than 50 Boko Haram militants were killed and several others seriously wounded. The Chadian army also seized important war material. The operation was teleguided from Gambaru which after heavy fighting caused many Boko Haram fighters to flee the area. We gathered that Cameroon and Chadian special forces have embarked on a special mission geared towards capturing Abubakar Shekau.

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Ngwa Bertrand

03.Mar.2015

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Cameroonians have held a massive demonstration in support of the army engaged in the war against the Nigerian Islamic sect, Boko Haram. The demo which took place in Yaoundé the nation’s capital today saw the mobilization of thousands of people. The patriotic rally recorded the participation of senior Cameroon government officials among them Lower House Speaker Cavayé Yéguié Djibril, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo'o the Minister for Defense, Issa Tchiroma, Minister of Communication, Adoum Garoua, Minister for Sports, Grégoire Owona MINTSS, Pierre Hele Environment and Alamine Ousmane Mey, Minfi. The population chanted "No to France" in the presence of Christine Robichon, French Ambassador to Cameroon who surprisingly participated in the peaceful demonstrations. The event ended with the singing of the Cameroon national anthem.

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Ngwa Bertrand

28.Feb.2015

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Three crew members of a Maltese-flagged supertanker, who were kidnapped by pirates three weeks ago off Nigeria, have been released, Greece's foreign ministry said on Wednesday. The Kalamos crude carrier was heading to Nigeria's main oil terminal when it was attacked on Feb. 3. The pirates killed the ship's Greek deputy captain and escaped with three crew members -- one Pakistani and two Greeks.

All three are now safe and undergoing medical tests, the ministry said, declining to provide further information on their release. "We have asked the Greek ambassador in Nigeria to offer them accommodation and assist them with everything they need," said foreign ministry spokesman Konstantinos Koutras. The ministry could not confirm reports that a ransom of $400,000 was paid. The vessel's manager, the Athens-based Aeolos Management SA, was not immediately available for comment. The Kalamos tanker had been sailing at Qua Iboe, a waterway between Cameroon and Nigeria, when it was attacked, in an incident which highlighted the growing threat of violence off oil-rich West Africa.

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27.Feb.2015

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Dayas Mounoume, former General Manager of the Autonomous Port of Douala (PAD) has been summoned by the Special Criminal Court in Yaounde for alleged misappropriation of 458 million CFA francs. Information that filtered to our news desk indicated that the former General Manager has been ordered to appear together with Arsène Essomba Eloundou Lezin, Agbor Mangieb Abel, as well as Tsimi Enyegue Peter a businessman who owns While Nile Corporation.

Cameroon Concord was reliably informed that the case had long been heard and the accused was declared innocent by a court in the Littoral region. However, events seem to have taken a dramatic u turn with the Special Criminal Court now interested in the matter. The misappropriation of public funds in this Dayas Mounoume Affair dates back to the period 2008-2009. The Special Criminal Court has referred the case to March 2, 2015.

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27.Feb.2015

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