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#Cameroon currently has one of the worst incarceration rates for #Journalists in #Africa. A free press remains the backbone of any democracy. The murder of Wazizi is a travesty. We demand #JusticeForWazizi @BBCAfrica @ReutersAfrica @CNNAfrica @cnbcafrica @News24 @pennymitv @ICFJ

Nine years ago today, Cameroonian journalist Tsi Conrad was arrested for documenting government abuse at a protest. Today, as he continues to serve an unjust 15-year prison sentence, we call for his immediate and unconditional release. #FreeThemAll Read more on Tsi's concerns about Cameroon's worsening democratic crisis: ft.com/content/7e9185…

A coup d’état has been reported in Benin, marking the third coup in Africa within the past two months. These events reflect a worrying pattern and a clear indication of shrinking democratic space across the continent. More often than not, leaders refuse to accept democratic transitions or honor election results when they are voted out. Cameroon remains a ticking time bomb, as the people continue to stand firm, insisting that the people’s will from the last presidential election must be respected.

“It has been recycled for years, when Kagame regime wants to justify a new deployment or an escalation in DRC. The idea that everything hinges on the FDLR being neutralized has become a political tool more than an honest security argument.” ~ I spoke to DW dw.com/en/congo-rwand…

This hurts so bad, I can’t breathe. 💔 The only #JusticeForAnicet is for this criminal regime to go.

Yesterday, during a long broadcast we had, I spoke to Dr Muna Ekane, the son of Anicet Ekane. I asked him how his dad was doing. We all heard him speak before the entire nation with courage and hope. He believed his father would return home. He believed justice would prevail. Less than 24 hours later, we are forced to confront the horrific truth that the Biya regime has taken yet another innocent Cameroonian life. Why was Anicet Ekane arrested? Not for any crime. Not for any violence. But simply because he held a political position. Because he dared to think differently from the CPDM, because he believed Cameroon deserved progress, truth, and dignity. The Biya regime arrested him without justification, and he died in their custody. He was denied access to his medical equipment. So this is not accidental death. It is state-sanctioned murder. This is not the first time, and terrifyingly, it may not be the last. It happened to #Wazizi, whose death the government tried to deny… a body still missing, a family still in unimaginable pain. And now Anicet Ekane. Another name added to a growing list of Cameroonians who have paid the ultimate price simply for speaking out. How many more? What we are witnessing is a dangerous escalation a regime so emboldened that it targets its own citizens without fear of consequences. The message is clear that anyone who dares to disagree is seen as disposable. The world cannot remain silent. Human life in Cameroon cannot continue to be treated as something cheap, something expendable. Anicet Ekane stood for a better future for his people. The least we can do now is stand for him, and refuse to look away. May his memory ignite the courage to demand truth, accountability, and the protection of every Cameroonian life. Justice for Anicet. Justice for Wazizi. Justice for all.

He did not die, Anicet Ekane was killed. Stop downplaying the motive of his death.

Anicet Ekane has died in detention. They kidnapped him, without cause, confiscated his medical equipment and refused proper medical care, because he dared to stand up for truth. Yes, the regime killed Anicet Ekane. This was a political assassination. Anicet had a purity of heart that is very rare of politicians. A man of such deep conviction. Rest in Power my dear friend. We will continue your battle to #FreeCameroon

The Biya regime arrested an innocent politician and killed him while he was in custody. Why was Anicet Ekane arrested? Because he supported #Tchiroma, nothing else. This happened to #Wazizi, and the same government justified it and got away with it, and to this day, Wazizi’s body has not been found. The world can not be silent about this blatant disregard for human life. They are getting more and more emboldened. They will kill us all. They are almost unstoppable!

Tanzania tried to suppress this story from getting out. But we’re telling it to the world on TV and online

HUGE NEWS! Journalist & Humanitarian Achomba Hans has been RELEASED by the Cameroon government! After 8 days of forced disappearance, he is FREE. A massive THANK YOU to everyone who campaigned tirelessly for his release. Your voices made a difference #AchombaHansIsFree

@Nath_Yamb this was @africatechie making a case for you just two months ago. This is what we know and respect her for. Take your flowers, Rebecca, for standing tall when the nation needs you the most. #FreeCameroon

Are you referring to MMI News or Mimi Mefo? And since when did you start putting me in the same category as those who claim to be journalists while silencing and imprisoning others? You seem to be relying on online propaganda instead of taking the time to inform yourself. Do a quick Google search about my work as a journalist, then come back, and let’s have an informed conversation...

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Cameroonian journalist Ernest Obama Nana has shown again that he has no regard for the ethics of the profession, after threatening citizens that they will be arrested for excercising their constitutional rights to peaceful protest. This behaviour exposes his deep alignment with state power. Obama, already notorious for once calling Anglophones “rats who should be killed”, continues to use his media platforms to promote divisive rhetoric and threaten opposition voices. His words echo propaganda tactics that have historically preceded violence, drawing chilling parallels to Rwanda’s pre-genocide hate speech. Despite repeated sanctions from the National Communication Council targeting other journalists and media organs, Obama enjoys protection and access to privileged information — fueling allegations that he functions not as an independent journalist but as a propaganda agent for Cameroon’s ruling elite. As the 2025 election results generate tension, calls are growing for accountability, transparency, and an end to state-sponsored hate and media manipulation in Cameroon. buff.ly/LS913OC #MMINews #Accountability

Your premise that #Anglophones did not vote is wrong, hence your conclusions are all bound to be wrong. Yes, you called for a lockdown. It is either you are naive or you are working for Biya. Only you know which. Your lockdown did not stop the people's votes from being stolen by the CPDM as they did in 2018 and 2020. Rather, your lockdown facilitated the steal. They voted without casting a ballot as now, they are the regions with the highest support for Biya, thanks to you. You think you know what is best for the people and impose restrictions on them using threats of violence. Look at places like #Buea where people defied your useless orders and went out to vote. Do you know what their message is? That they reject Biya and the #CPDM who caused them untold suffering. The numbers there showing Biya losing is a clearer message. What message does your lockdown which led to massive rigging in favour of Biya send? You wittingly or ignorantly rewarded Biya. If you have any dignity left, you will hide your face in shame, given the numbers coming out from those regions in favour of #Biya, instead of trying to use me and my name for clicks, like some of your separatist brothers and sisters have been doing! #StopTheFraud237

You, or anyone close to you, have probably never been kidnapped and had your naked body found like #MartineZogo. None of your relatives has ever been arrested, jailed, and then killed, with the body never released for you to even bid them farewell, like this regime did to #SamuelWazizi. You have probably never become a bike rider after studying medicine or law. So, of course, why won't you find it easy to blame someone else when you see nothing wrong with a government that has dragged the country’s human rights record and development to its knees?

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@MimiMefoInfo So @mimimefo, In other words, he’s basically saying he already knows the winner 😂😂

The Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, has promised Issa Tchiroma Bakary “will be dealt with rigorously and firmly when the time comes,” after the presidential candidate claimed victory in Sunday's election. In a statement released this Tuesday, Atanga Nji, whose Ministry supervises elections in Cameroon, said Tchiroma had representation in just half of the country's 31,000 polling stations and cannot claim victory. “The irresponsible and arrogant attitude of candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary will be dealt with rigorously and firmly when the time comes,” said Atanga Nji. “This corrupt candidate should remember that before him, some candidates had committed similar acts during the 1992 and 2018 elections without achieving their goals. His attempt to create disorder in our dear and beautiful country is doomed to total failure,” he added. Read more: buff.ly/lJzYhSq #AtangaNji #IssaTchiromaBakary #MMINews

This will forster press freedom and freedom of expression in my country. We can not continue to work in fear and intimidation. #Etoudi2025

Reformer or just rhetoric? 🇬🇲 President Barrow once promised change—but Gambians now question his legacy amid corruption scandals and the Jammeh asset saga. Minister Ismaila Ceesay joins our new vodcast "Under the Baobab" to unpack it all. Watch now 💻 p.dw.com/p/4ybr8

In DW's vodcast "Under the Baobab," hosts @mimimefo and @G_Okachi invite their guests to gather under the symbolic baobab tree and discuss current affairs & social developments across the African continent. Find out more in our press release 📰 dw.com/p/4ynf2