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Pope Leo XIV delivers a message from the main balcony of St. Peter's Basilica on April 5, Easter Sunday, at the Vatican.
WORLD
Apr 13, 2026
Pope Leo to begin 10-day Africa tour on mission to spotlight continent¡¯s needs
The first U.S. ?pope¡¯s whirlwind ?tour includes 11 cities and towns, traversing nearly 18,000 km?over ?18 flights.
Pope Leo XIV in Saint Peter square at the Vatican in October. Vatican officials and African Church leaders say the upcoming tour of four African countries is a personal priority for Leo and a sign of the value the church places on the continent, where Catholicism is growing fastest.
WORLD
Apr 10, 2026
Pope Leo heads to Africa on ambitious tour to urge help for continent
Vatican officials and African Church leaders say the upcoming tour is a personal priority for the pope and a sign of the value the church places on the continent.
Delegates attend the World Trade Organization 14th ministerial meeting in Yaounde, Cameroon, on Saturday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2026
WTO talks end in deadlock after Brazil blocks deal over e-commerce duties
The WTO countries are negotiating an extension to a moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions such as digital downloads.
U.K. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives for a cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 4, 2026
Britain to bar study visas for four nations and halt Afghan work visas
Prime Minister Keir Starmer¡¯s government has sought to show it is tightening immigration as the populist Reform U.K. party gains ground in opinion polls.
Fatimata Madou shows a photo of Mohamat, her 9-month-old child who died of malaria.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2025
Babies¡¯ deaths in Cameroon show how U.S. aid cuts curtail malaria fight
Upon taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump paused all foreign aid, including the President¡¯s Malaria Initiative, launched in 2005 by George W. Bush.
A farmhand prunes trees on a 4-year-old cocoa plantation, replanted after swollen shoot disease, in Enchi, Ghana, on March 4.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 23, 2025
Cocoa crunch isn¡¯t over yet as top growers struggle with supply
Africa¡¯s cocoa heartland has long grappled with blight and aging trees, leaving farms vulnerable as severe weather hammered crops in recent years.
Cindy Ngamba (left) throws a punch at Panama's Atheyna Bylon during their semifinal bout of the women's 75-kg category at the Paris Olympics on Thursday.
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Aug 9, 2024
Boxer Ngamba settles for bronze as Refugee Olympic Team celebrates first medal
Ngamba, who was born in Cameroon but sought safe haven in Britain at age 11, was beaten by split decision in the semifinals of the women¡¯s 75-kg category.
Nigeriens gather in a street to protest against the U.S. military presence in Niamey, Niger, on April 13.
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2024
¡®Act now¡¯ or Sahel crisis will be ¡®problem for the world¡¯: UNHCR
Military regimes in Burkina Faso, Niger and Mali have pushed out troops from France, the former colonial ruler, and are increasingly turning to Russia for support.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 30, 2018
Chinese-built port evokes dreams of El Dorado in Cameroon as CHEC expands Africa reach
Every day at sunrise, Alain Eko walks half an hour on a footpath cutting through a coastal forest to the edge of what¡¯s to become the biggest deep-water port in central Africa.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 30, 2018
From robots to girl power, getting Cameroon¡¯s women into work
With a flash of green light, a robot sputters and whizzes across the room, obeying the remote control commands 15-year-old Xaviera Nguefo and her team send its way.
WORLD
Jan 7, 2018
Cameroon separatist leader taken into custody in Nigeria
A leading member of a separatist movement in Cameroon has been taken into custody in the capital of neighboring Nigeria with his aides, sources and secessionists said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 27, 2017
Libya migrant trade survivors talk of fake rescuers and cabbies, rape and high-seas murder
When uniformed men boarded the overloaded rubber dingy carrying Christelle Timdi and her boyfriend to a new life in Europe she thought the Italian coast guard had come to rescue them.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2017
Cameroon says regional forces have freed 5,000 from Boko Haram-held villages
West African forces have freed 5,000 people being held in villages by Boko Haram in an operation that killed more than 60 fighters and destroyed the Islamist group¡¯s hideout along the Nigeria-Cameroon border, Cameroon said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2015
Cameroon forces capture regional Boko Haram chief, free 900 captives
Cameroon¡¯s army captured a regional Boko Haram chief and freed 900 hostages during a three-day operation near the country¡¯s border with Nigeria, the government said.
WORLD
Nov 23, 2015
Suicide bomber kills four in Cameroon; three cohorts die after early detonation
Four civilians were killed in northern Cameroon on Saturday in a suicide bomb assault by suspected Boko Haram militants in which three female attackers and one man blew themselves up, security sources said.
WORLD
Apr 23, 2015
Government forces invade Nigeria¡¯s Sambisa Forest, last known stronghold of Boko Haram
Nigerian forces backed by warplanes invaded Islamist group Boko Haram¡¯s last known stronghold, the Sambisa Forest, on Wednesday, in an effort to finally defeat their six-year-old insurgency, two military sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2015
Chad troops fighting Boko Haram redeploy to Cameroon, signaling possible new push
Much of the Chadian force fighting Boko Haram in Nigeria has withdrawn to Cameroon and is deploying farther south, Chadian soldiers and a Cameroonian military official said on Thursday, signaling the potential start of a new offensive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2015
Study finds gorilla origins in half of human AIDS virus lineages
Revealing new details about the origins of AIDS, scientists said on Monday half the lineages of the main type of human immunodeficiency virus, HIV-1, originated in gorillas in Cameroon before infecting people, probably via bushmeat hunting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2015
Nigerian military announces recapture of Baga from Boko Haram militants
Nigerian forces backed by airstrikes seized the northeastern border town of Baga from Islamist group Boko Haram on Saturday, the military said, a significant victory in an offensive against an insurgency affecting four African states.
WORLD
Feb 10, 2015
Boko Haram forces attack Cameroon village, kidnap bus passengers, military sources say
Boko Haram militants attacked a border village in northern Cameroon and are suspected of kidnapping at least 18 people traveling on a bus, two military sources told Reuters on Monday.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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