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ANGLOPHONE CRISIS: Government to intensifies Manhunt for Anglophone Activists After Soldiers Killed in Nkambe and Muyuka

May 20, 2026

The killing of four soldiers in separate ambushes by Ambazonian fighters during protests against the May 20 celebrations in the Anglophone regions has drawn a sharp response from the Cameroonian government. One soldier was killed in Bongom village, Remi Quarter, Nkambe Central, Donga Mantung Division, Northwest Region. Three others were killed in Muyuka Subdivision, Southwest Region. A highly placed source told _The Vanguard_ on condition of anonymity that the government is rolling out stricter security measures targeting the diaspora, which it accuses of financing the armed struggle. According to the source, the state plans to tighten study visas for Anglophone youths seeking education in Europe, America, and Asia, alleging that many become involved in Anglophone activism and fund separatist fighters back home. The source also said special security officers have been dispatched to Europe, the U.S., and Asian countries to identify supporters of the Anglophone struggle. State intelligen...

Ndu Mayor reconnect the with Ancestors

May 08, 2026

In a bold fusion of tradition and modernity, the Mayor of Ndu Council, Abdou Kanfon Borno has taken steps to strengthen ties between the municipality and its ancestral heritage. His recent decision to light up seven of the fifteen palaces of the municipality is a symbolic “thank you” and more as a reconnection with the ancestors of the land. New Ndu council complex As per Wimbum people, traditional authorities serve as liaisons between the living and the deads. By illuminating these palaces, the Mayor signals respect for that role and seeks to elevate the social standing of traditional institutions within Ndu municipality. The initiative is considered as a way to bridge the mayor’s administration with ancestral authority, with the expectation that such alignment will invite blessings for good governance and reinforce communal unity. Ndu Fons palace This move positions Mayor Borno as the first Wimbum municipal administrator to make a tangible shift in how tradition a...

Amba fighters killed 70 years old man for killing own sister own sister

April 25, 2026

Illustrative image 70 year old man stabs kid stepsister to death over father's inheritance. On Wednesday night April 21, 2026 in Wat village Nkambe center subdivision in Donga Mantung Division of the North West Region, a man in his 70s is alleged to have stabbed Nkeh, his junior stepsister to death in a dispute over properties their late father left. He is said to have secretly broke into her sister's house the night breaking Thursday and carried out the heinous act. Because he has been giving death threats to the sister, the family and villagers saw him as the prime suspect. He was held spellbound and he confessed to have been behind the macabre act, revealing that the knife he used in killing the sister was thrown into a pit toilet in their compound. Before the angry village crowd could conceive of taking him to the forces of law and order, heavily armed Ambazonian fighters are said to have erupted on the scene and seized and took him to their camp. Saturday April 24, 2026 ...

Nsongwa Village Pledges support to Atanga Nji Paul, Biya Over Development Projects

April 19, 2026

Minister Atanga Nji Paul, restores smiles on the faces of the population. The people of Nsongwa Village of Mezam Division - Northwest region have pledged their unwavering support to Minister of Territorial Administration Atanga Nji Paul and by extension President Paul Biya, citing recent development projects and humanitarian relief as a palpable reason for the fraternity. The consignment of relief aid was shared amongst the villages of Chumba ,Mbatu and Songwa villages City Mayor Achobong Tambeng Paul: Representative of the Minister at the ceremony . Their resolved to corroborate and collaborate with Territorial Administration Minister, Atanga Nji Paul and , President Paul Biya was heralded by HRM Fon Fonguh Emmanuel Nji Fongwade II of Nsongwa Village during a ceremony organised by MINAT at the esplanade of his palace on Sunday April 19 to officialy hand over relief items to population ,victims of the Anglophone crisis, is at a backdrop of the development projects exte...

Demise on Mile 2 bridge - Nkwen blamed on Insecurity and Negligence

March 29, 2026

The demise of the temporal bridge mounted by BUNS to ease movement of pedestrian as they work on the mile 2 giant bridge has been blamed on Security challenges and Negligence. "There couldn't have been any death,if people listened to me". says one Pa Ngwa Athanatius who witnessed the carnage. Talking to the Vanguard Friday, March 23rd, Pa Ngwa said,i saw it happening.There were more than 20 people on the temporal bridge when it happened. " Before it happened, I told those who were rushing to cross the bridge when it was raining that it was not safe for them to climb on the bridge because it was shaking and I got the sound of a cracked of the bridge" . He said. The right handle of the bridge,he went on had earlier on collapsed,yet no one cared to avoid the bridge". The volume of water almost touched the bridge, and the velocity of the stream was very high. I woned people not climb on the bridge. They insisted on crossing ,and the bridge co...

Carnage on Mile Two Nkwen Bridge Blamed on security challenges and Neglegiance