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Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens

Over 80 per cent of schools in anglophone Cameroon shut down, as conflict worsens

Jun 22, 2019, at 07:38 am

New York, June 22 (IBNS): More than 80 per cent of schools in the English-speaking North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon are closed, as the security situation and living conditions continue to deteriorate due to the three-year conflict between the Government and armed groups, the UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, reported on Friday.

More flee Cameroon’s English-speaking areas; UN concerned over safety of women and children

More flee Cameroon’s English-speaking areas; UN concerned over safety of women and children

Jan 20, 2018, at 12:28 pm

New York, Jan 20 (JEN):  As swelling numbers of people flee English-speaking areas of Cameroon for Nigeria, the United Nations on Friday expressed concern over the precarious situation of women and children, which make now up about 80 per cent of the approximately 10,000 registered refugees in eastern Nigeria’s Cross River state.