Main content
Sorry, this episode is not currently available

Cameroon grounds plane following armed attack

A commercial flight has been grounded following an armed attack in Bamenda

A passenger plane landing in the Cameroon's English-speaking town of Bamenda has come under armed attack. No casualties are reported, but links to ongoing Ambazonia separatists' activities are suspected, as the BBC's Randy Jo Saha explains.

The International Conference on Climate Change COP25 kicks off in Madrid, Spain. Two hundred countries are taking part in the event, and among them, some of the African states most affected by the effects of high carbon emissions in the atmosphere. As extreme weather is still lashing large parts of eastern and central Africa, we ask Dr Mithika Mwenda, of the Pan Africa Climate Justice Alliance, can the COP achieve its results?

(Photo: A Cameroon Airlines plane

53 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 Dec 201917:06GMT

Broadcast

  • Mon 2 Dec 201917:06GMT

Africa Today Podcast

Africa Today Podcast

Download the daily news on your phone

Resident Presidents

Resident Presidents

Presidents Olushambles and Kibarkingmad's satirical take on the news