Mimi Mefo Explained

Mimi Mefo
Birth Name:Mimi Mefo Takambou
Birth Date:May 16, 1989
Birth Place:Baleng, Cameroon
Nationality:Cameroonian
Occupation:Journalist

Mimi Mefo Newuh (born May 16, 1989; with the maiden name Takambou in Baleng, Cameroon)[1] is a Cameroonian journalist and human rights activist who reports on the Anglophone Crisis and advocates for press freedom. She went into exile in England following a tweet related to the conflict[2] in Cameroon and subsequent incarceration.

Birth and education

Mimi Mefo Newuh was born on May 16, 1989, in Baleng near Bafoussam in the West Region of Cameroon.[3] She studied journalism at the University of Buea, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2011 after completing her A-levels.

Career

She began her career at HI Tv, a local television station in Buea, in the South-West Region. Later, she worked as a reporter and anchor for Equinoxe Television. She also served as the deputy editor-in-chief [4] at the same television station, overseeing the Anglophone desk[5]

Arrest

In 2018, she was arrested and detained for 10 days on charges of "endangering state security".[6] She was accused of posting a tweet accusing the Cameroonian army of being responsible for the death of an American pastor in the Northwest Region of Cameroon in the context of the Anglophone Crisis. She was released after an international campaign of support.[7] Following her release from prison, she left Cameroon for England[8] and was recruited by Deutsche Welle in Germany.[9]

Awards

Private life

Mimi Mefo got married in the UK on October 7, 2022, in a wedding to her current husband, Kingsley Sheteh Newuh. They currently have two children, Glorianna-Kim Fehngoin Newuh and Bisona-Kim Awumbom Newuh.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mimi Mefo Takambou, Biographie . 2023-11-07 . www.camerounweb.com.
  2. Web site: 2023-11-07 . Journalists jailed in Cameroon on charges of 'fake news' . 2023-11-07 . NZ Herald . en-NZ.
  3. Web site: Mimi Mefo . 2023-11-10 . Integrity 20 Griffith University . en-US.
  4. Web site: ‘Not an easy ride’ - the long and winding road to digital journalism in Cameroon Al Jazeera Media Institute . 2023-11-10 . institute.aljazeera.net . en.
  5. News: 2018-11-13 . Cameroon drops fake news charges against Mimi Mefo . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-11-07.
  6. Web site: AfricaNews . 2018-11-08 . Cameroonian journalist imprisoned for publishing what is considered "fake" news . 2023-11-07 . Africanews . en.
  7. Web site: AfricaNews . 2018-11-10 . Cameroon journalist Mimi Mefo released . 2023-11-07 . Africanews . en.
  8. Web site: Mimi Mefo Takambou . 2023-11-07 . English Pen . en-GB.
  9. Web site: Atia T. AZOHNWI . Cameroon: Mimi Mefo tackles President Biya over journalist Wazizi’s death in military custody. Tell him “you will definitely not be in power forever” . 2023-11-10 . www.cameroon-info.net . en.
  10. Web site: O'Malley . Nick . 2019-10-24 . 'You could not make this up': journalist barred from Australian free speech conference . 2023-11-07 . The Sydney Morning Herald . en.
  11. Web site: AfricaNews . 2019-02-04 . Cameroon journalist Mimi Mefo shortlisted for 2019 Press Freedom award . 2023-11-07 . Africanews . en.
  12. Web site: Mimi Mefo . 2023-11-10 . Integrity 20 Griffith University . en-US.

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