The Article “Welcome to Yaounde” by TGP Newspaper is Misleading

In a recent article published by The Guardian Post Newspaper ISSUE N° 2839, the author Maxcel Fokwen paints a bleak picture of the capital city of Cameroon, Yaounde, and criticizes the government for its failure to provide basic services and infrastructure to its citizens.

Fake News: Man Transforms into Snake and Swallows Girl

Claim: A bike rider claims he witness a man transform into snake and attempt to swallow a lady in his car. Verdict: Fake news. A bike rider confuses snake fabric trousers for an actual snake. Multiple news outlets wildly reported that a “sugar daddy” (a rich, older man who gives money, gifts, to someone mostly […]

Death rumors of Chief Sokoudjou, untrue

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A few days ago, rumours circulating the internet suggests that Chief Sokoudjou is dead. The source of this fake news claimed to have received the message of the chief’s death from a notable in the Bamendjou chiefdom. Several social media post about his death are now deleted.

Military Abuse of Power in Cameroon

The military has moved quickly to defend and defy Cameroonian since the botched coup d’etat of April 6, 1984. Due to the Boko Haram conflict, the military has been defending Cameroonians in the Far North since 2013. Since the beginning of the Anglophone crisis in 2016, the military has been labeled as violent, an army of occupation, and inhumane.