FRANCE 24 English published this video item, entitled “Tigray opposition parties estimate over 50,000 civilian deaths” – below is their description.
In tonight’s edition: A trio of opposition parties in Ethiopia’s embattled Tigray region estimates that more than 50,000 civilians have been killed in the three-month conflict. They urge the international community to intervene before a “humanitarian disaster of biblical proportion will become a gruesome reality.” In Cameroon, getting an ID card is a real struggle, some are forced to turn to the black market to get a form of identification. Finally the first commercial flight since 2012 arrived in Timbuktu, that is nine years since the jihadists had captured the fabled Malian city.
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In This Story: Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa and West Africa.
Cameroon is home to over 250 native languages spoken by nearly 25 million people. Cameroon became a German colony in 1884 known as Kamerun. In 1960, the French-administered part of Cameroon became independent. The southern part of British Cameroons federated with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. The federation was abandoned in 1972. The country was renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and the Republic of Cameroon in 1984.
The official languages of Cameroon are French and English. Its religious population consists of 70.7% Christians and 24.4% Muslims. It is governed as a Unitary presidential republic and has good relations with the major powers of France, the United Kingdom and China.
The largest cities in population-terms are Douala on the Wouri River, its economic capital and main seaport, Yaoundé, its political capital, and Garoua.
The country is well known for its successful national football team.