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A court in Cameroon sentenced two transgender women to five years in prison for “attempted homosexuality.” On Feb. 8, Shakiro, who also is identified as Loic Njeukam, and Patricia, also identified as Roland Mouthe, were arrested over the clothes they wore in a restaurant, CNN reports. The two women have …

Black and African people seeking asylum say the Trump administration is issuing more deportations with the use of force and coercion, Yahoo! News reports.  According to lawmakers, immigrants, advocates, and several legal complaints reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, Trump and his administration have been forcibly sending people who are …

Rebel gunmen opened fire at a school in the Cameroonian city of Kumba on Saturday, killing At least six children and wounding eight others. The New York Times is reporting that officials blamed the attack on secessionist insurgents, according to Reuters. Secessionists wish to establish an independent state in Cameroon’s English-speaking west. Reuters was …

With the help of social media, the crisis in Cameroon is getting more attention now than years ago when it first began. In America, the upcoming election season has bolstered interest in civic engagement, as nearly 70 percent of Americans are displeased with the current political system, according to a …

Cameroonian pastor Franklin Ndifor, who claimed he could cure his followers of COVID-19, has died after contracting the virus, leaving hundreds of his followers understandably panicked. According to Voice of America, Doctor Gaelle Nnanga was called upon by some of the parishioners of Ndifor’s Kingship International Ministries Church to come …