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Four journalists placed in custody in Yaoundé

Four journalists have been detained in Yaoundé following the reported disappearance of glasses belonging to the Minister of Economy. Cameroonian publications reported the detentions took place on Wednesday. The full circumstances surrounding the detentions and any formal charges have not been independently confirmed.

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2 differing positions reported on attribution across 2 publishers; unresolved.
  • lefasoCameroun
  • rfiministre de l’Économie
WhereYaounde
3.867, 11.517 ±10 km
First reported33 days ago
Published2026-09-22 08:11 UTC
Occurred2026-09-16
Sources2
How this travelled.
Reports2Independent tellings2
2 independently corroborated tellings.

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Global Event Monitor. Four journalists placed in custody in Yaoundé. 2026-09-22T08:11:36.499Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:3162. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-09-22/cameroun-quatre-journalistes-places-en-garde-a-vue-apres-la-e42d98e6

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