Mimi Mefo | |
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 Mimi Mefo in 2019 | |
| Born | Mimi Mefo Takambou May 16, 1989 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.
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. [1]
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. [3] She also served as the deputy editor-in-chief [4] at the same television station, overseeing the Anglophone desk [5]
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]
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.
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