November 17

• Cameroon: Gays Harassed, Imprisoned

  The United Nations human rights office today expressed its concern over reports of people in Cameroon being harassed, intimidated, arrested and imprisoned because they were... Read more »

October 12

• Nigeria: Ban Lauds Cameroon and Nigeria's Commitment to Honour Border Demarcation Ruling

  United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commended Cameroon and Nigeria for their commitment in honouring the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over their... Read more »

July 26

• Central Africa: Ten Nations Act to Protect Forests

  Ten Central African countries will take part in a United Nations-backed initiative that will help them set up national forest monitoring systems and strengthen cooperation among... Read more »

July 24

• Cameroon: Food Supply on 'Red Alert,' Says UN

  A United Nations independent human rights expert today urged Cameroon to take measures to ensure it can have food security in the long-term, including investing in small farmers,... Read more »

February 28

• Cameroon: Head of UN-Backed Treaty Voices Concern At Mass Elephant Killings in Cameroon

  Voicing grave concern over reports of mass elephant killings in northern Cameroon, the head of the United Nations-backed convention on endangered species called for effective... Read more »

February 3

• West Africa: Yellow Fever Outbreaks Hit Cameroon and Ghana

  The United Nations is backing a mass vaccination campaign under way in northern Cameroon, where a new outbreak of yellow fever has killed at least seven people. Read more »

November 23, 2011

• Nigeria: Ban Praises Cameroon, Country for Carrying Out Bakassi Peninsula Ruling

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today congratulated Cameroon and Nigeria for progress in implementing the ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on their dispute over the... Read more »

October 12, 2011

• Cameroon: Secretary-General Commends Peaceful Conduct of Election

  Voters went to the polls in Cameroon on Sunday to select a president, with incumbent Paul Biya who has been in power since 1982 facing 22 other candidates. Read more »

October 11, 2011

• West Africa: Cholera Outbreak 'One of Worst Ever' - UN

  The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) called today for an urgent increase in the efforts to combat "one of the worst ever" cholera outbreaks affecting large numbers of people... Read more »

July 25, 2011

• Nigeria: Call for Quick End to Cameroon Border Dispute

  The United Nations-backed commission set up to help Cameroon and Nigeria resolve their border dispute has called for swift agreement to resolve the remaining border areas that have... Read more »

July 22, 2011

• Nigeria: Border Commission to Resolve Cameroon Border Issues

  The United Nations-backed Cameroon-Nigeria Mixed Commission (CNMC) kicks off a two-day meeting today in Abuja, Nigeria, to continue discussions on the remaining border issues... Read more »

March 2, 2011

• Central Africa: UN Opens Office to Promote Peace in Region

  The United Nations today opened a new political office designed to support the efforts of Central African nations to consolidate peace and prevent conflict, as well as to tackle... Read more »

January 20, 2011

• Guinea Bissau: Ban Appoints Veteran UN Staffer As New Deputy Envoy

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Gana Fofang of Cameroon as the new deputy United Nations envoy for Guinea-Bissau. Read more »

December 7, 2010

• Nigeria: UN Seeks Development 'Synergies' Along Modified Nigeria-Cameroon Border

  United Nations officials today launched development efforts to help communities affected by a Nigerian-Cameroonian boundary settlement that saw several border modifications,... Read more »