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Two children aged between 2 and 5 Tuesday cheated death when their house caught fire. Locals of the DAKAR neighborhood in Douala mobilized massively and saved the children and their grandmother who were trapped in the house. 

The grandmother recounts how she saw chunks of smoke coming out from the children’s room but was helpless, she shouted for help, alerting the entire neighborhood, she and the two kids were later ejected from the house through the roof.

The wild flames ravaged the entire plank house despite collective efforts of youths. Almost all belongings have been consumed by the fire. Fire fighters who arrived the scene later helped to avoid the spread to other houses.

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Nfor Hanson Nchanji

23.Mar.2016

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A gunman has been killed and two suspects detained during an attack on a hotel hosting a European Union military training mission in Mali's capital Bamako. On Monday evening, "four people tried to force their way through the barricade firing shots," a witness told AFP. "One of the four was neutralized. We are searching for the three others."

The West African country’s Interior Security Minister Colonel Salif Traoré said, “two suspects were arrested and are being interrogated." No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the raid. The European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) said in a post on Twitter that none of its personnel had been harmed in the attack. Security forces cordoned off the area while a clean-up operation was underway.

Mali has been witnessing violence linked to militant activity in its northern regions since 2012. The area remains vulnerable to attacks despite a military intervention led by France in 2013. Last June, Tuareg separatists, who have launched a number of uprisings since the 1960s, signed a peace deal with the Malian government. The peace agreement, brokered by Algeria, raised hopes for an end to years of unrest in the country; however, its implementation has proven challenging.

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Presstv

22.Mar.2016

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Cameroonians in Germany are actively in search of our beloved Cameroonian sister and colleague Danielle Isabelle Hebhang. She left the home of her sister in Bielefeld, Germany, Wednesday, 03/09/2016 and never arrived her own apartment eversince.All attemps to get to her have been fruitless.Her cellphone has never been switched on since her disappearance.. She is 1,63m tall and weighs aproximately 50 kg.She puts on contact lenses . If you have seen her, please call 00491799883523 or contact Cameroon Community Germany on their Facebook page. Please share, thank you in advance!

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Elangwe Pauline

19.Mar.2016

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The people of Nkolmitag in Douala Two area were thrown into grief and bewilderment Wednesday March 16, after the macabre discovery of lifeless body of a scout and Security Guard, EDEM KODJO .His was discovered dead in his room thrown under the bed, wrapped with his bed spread.

His roommate recounts how he went missing since Sunday and was only found Wednesday morning under the bed, he had spent the whole night without knowing the lifeless body of KODJO was under the bed, it is only the pungent smell of the corps that pushed him to launch a search.

It remains unclear who or what killed the 35 year old father of two children. This incident has left the people of Douala in shock, it comes just two days after a young man VALERE ZEH GAUTIER took away his own life in a local super market in Douala ,four days after the death of a woman and her two unborn babies Monique KOUMATEKE, which sparked controversy. An uncle to the deceased revealed he was a security guard but lost his job two months ago.

Such incidents such as murder, suicide, ritual killing and kidnapping have become recurrent in Douala. The people are calling for prayers and tight security in the city.

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NFOR Hanson Nchanji

16.Mar.2016

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The nation has pay tribute to Lieutenant-Colonel Beltus Kwene, Captain Emmanuel Yari and four other soldiers who died in battle in different combat operations against the terrorist group Boko Haram in the Far North Region of Cameroon. The military parade to pay hommage to fallen colleagues that ushered the cascets of the six soldiers at the esplanade of the Military Head Quarters Brigade in Yaounde provoked weeping and mourning amongst relatives. Colleagues, family members, friends and sympathisers could not hold their tears as the cascat of the young and brave soldiers preceded their photographs at the esplanade. The cascets of each of the fallen soldiers was covered with the national flag and were placed side by side infront of a waving national flag, illustrative of the recognition of their bravery in the fight against the barbaric acts of the Nigerian terrorist group, Boko Haram.

The soldiers were part of the Apha and Emergence 4 operations deployed in the Far North region as Cameroon's contribution to the Multi National Joint Task Force to weedout the terrorists. Cameroon's most senior officer to be killed so far in combat operations against Boko Haram, Lieutenant-Colonel Beltus Kwene was commander of the Rapid Intervention Batalion (BIR) for the south zone of operations in Kolofata in the Mayo Sava dividion. He died at the age of 39 from wounds sustained after his vehicle was hit by a land mine.

Lieutenant-Colonel Beltus Kwene was post humously decorated with the Cross of Valour of the Cameroon Military. He was decorated by the Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence on behalf of the Head of State. Captaine Emmanuel Pipwoh Yari died on 11th february 2016 at the age of 31, during a operatiion carried out Cameroon's special forces in Ngoshe on Nigerian territory under the auspices of the Multi National Joint Task Force to fight Boko Haram. The Captain and the other four soldiers also recieved medals of vaillance post humously.

Eulogies at the ceremony to pay hommage to the brave soldiers was read by Colonel Joseph Nouma, Commander of Operation Alpha. He presented the six brave soldiers as, "heros of modern times just like all those who at the sound of the clairon stood against the nightmarish islamist. He also promised that the sacrifices of the six men will not be in vain. The Minister Delegate at the Presidency in charge of Defence, Joseph Beti Assomo who presided the ceremony in the presence of top military officers, colleagues of the soldiers parents, relatives and friends inclined infront of the cascets as a sign of honour before consoling the families. At the rythm of the military band, the cascets were conveyed out of the court yard of the Military Head Quarters Brigade for burial in their respective villages.

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CRTV

14.Mar.2016

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The death toll from the collapse of a five-story building in the Nigerian state of Lagos has reached 30, officials say. The Lagos state government said on Wednesday that more bodies have been pulled out from under the rubble in the city of Lekki. Earlier reports said 15 people had lost their lives. A total of thirteen people have been rescued so far.

According to Lagos officials, the building collapsed as the owners had added more floors despite lacking a permit. A construction worker said the building’s owners had continued work after heavy rainfall had caused the house to shift. The state government said in a statement that "it has also been discovered that in a brazen act of defiance and impunity, the owners of the building ... criminally unsealed the property and continued building beyond the approved floors." Such incidents are common in the state of Lagos’ populated areas, where structures are built with poor materials.

In September 2014, some 120 people lost their lives when a guesthouse in a northern suburb of Lagos caved in. Located in the southeast of Lagos, Lekki is home to the state’s most expensive real estate and has developed rapidly in recent years, with many wealthy Nigerians and expatriates owning properties there.

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Presstv

10.Mar.2016

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