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June 13, 2011
Opinions
Campaign to free Cameroon man jailed for homosexuality
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede is one of many victims of entrapment by security forces, say Amnesty and Human Rights Watch
Human rights campaigners have demanded the immediate release of a Cameroonian man jailed for three years for homosexuality.
Jean-Claude Roger Mbede appears to have been a victim of entrapment by the security forces, which regularly target and prosecute gay men. Read More »
June 03, 2011
Opinions
FACTBOX-Key political risks in the Gulf of Guinea
By Richard Valdmanis
DAKAR, June 1 (Reuters) - A stretch of West Africa's coast spanning more than a dozen countries, the Gulf of Guinea is a growing source of oil, cocoa and metals to world markets. Read More »
June 02, 2011
Opinions
ANALYSIS-Post-Biya succession void looms in Cameroon
* Biya expected to seek and win another term
* Succession battle looms
* Analyst sees threat to nation's stability
By Bate Felix
DAKAR, May 30 (Reuters) - With Cameroonian leader Paul Biya widely tipped for re-election in polls scheduled for October, the burning question now for many observers of the central African state is: Who will succeed him? Read More »
