Reuben Moses For two years in a row, Cameroon, beset by a civil armed conflict in the West and Boko Haram insurgency in the North, has topped the Norwegian Refugee Council’s (NRC) list of the “most neglected displacement crises in
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Joel Matip – International retiree or African Cup of Nations absentee?
Joel Matip was left out of Liverpool FC’s squad for the 1-1 draw with Manchester United on Sunday afternoon following confusion as to his status with the Cameroon national team. Although Matip was not selected for Cameroon’s final 23-man squad…
LGBT Mesa Verde Detainee Fundraising Campaign
Jacqueline is a 33-year-old lesbian from Cameroon. Because of Jacqueline’s sexual orientation, she experienced horrific violence and was thrown in prison. Jacqueline wasn’t able to feel safe in Cameroon. Fortunately, she was able to escape to the United States. Jacqueline…
Kofele-Kale on Asserting Permanent Sovereignty Over Ancestral Lands
Ndiva Kofele-Kale (SMU) has posted Asserting Permanent Sovereignty Over Ancestral Lands: The Bakweri Land Litigation Against Cameroon (Annual Survey of International & Comparative Law) on SSRN. Here’s the abstract:The Article focuses on the recently concluded Bakweri land case against Cameroon…
Francophone and Technophile: French-Speaking Africa’s Budding Tech Scenes
The past few years have been replete with media stories of an unfolding “African digital renaissance” and the wonders of the “Silicon Savannah” and other Sub-Saharan African tech hubs, with coverage reaching a fever pitch in…
Immigrant of the Day: Roger Moute a Bidias, UC Berkeley Basketball Player
Roger Moute a Bidias, a native of Cameroon, began playing organized basketball in 2009 in his homeland before coming to the United States in 2010. He currently plays for the Cal Bears men’s basketball team.Roger is the younger brother of…
Immigrant of the Day: Luc Mbah a Moute (Cameroon)
National Basketball Association player Luc Mbah a Moute was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon. Raised in Yaoundé, a metropolitan city, Luc and his family had close ties to the village of Bafia, where his father was a chieftain, and by…
Sylvie Schuster on Women’s Experiences of the Abortion Law in Cameroon
Sylvie Schuster has posted Women's Experiences of the Abortion Law in Cameroon: 'What Really Matters' on SSRN. Here isthe abstract:
While prosecutions of women who have had an illegal abortion are rarein Cameroon, women who have a legitimate claim to
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Dotcom or Dotcm? Top-Level Typos Now Available
–Dan Kelly, Attorney
Back in April, I explained a little bit about how typosquatters can capitalize on direct navigation Internet traffic. I offered an example of the “omitted letter” typo: www.kellggs.com. Well, one omitted letter typo variant of .com…
Incarceration for HIV-Positive Pregnant Immigrant
By Family Law
An immigrant woman from Cameroon was arrested for allegedly having false immigration documents. Shortly after her arrest, she learned she was both pregnant and HIV positive. On May 14, 2009, a US District Court Judge extended Ms. Tuleh’s sentence to 238…