August 07, 2020
Cameroon: Outrage at New Boko Haram Attack, Children Among Victims
Boko Haram is wreaking havoc in Cameroon as well as Nigeria and other countries in the Sahel region and its attacks are going mostly unnoticed by a world focused on the novel… Read more »
June 07, 2020
West Africa: How to Step Up the Fight Against Boko Haram
The joint military force comprising soldiers from Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria which is fighting Boko Haram insurgents has won ground but more needs to be done to make it… Read more »
June 05, 2020
Cameroon: Music Legends Ben Decca, Eduke Collaborate On New Single Belembete
Cameroonian legend and Makossa music icon Ben Decca and Cameroonian-born music producer Eduke have teamed up for a new single "Belembete". Read more »
March 27, 2020
Cameroon: Separatist Group Announces Two-Week Ceasefire During COVID-19 Pandemic
A separatist militia in Cameroon is to implement a two-week ceasefire during the COVID-19 pandemic, the BBC reports. Read more »
March 24, 2020
Cameroon: Legendary Singer, Saxophonist Manu Dibango Dies from COVID-19
The veteran jazz singer and saxophone player has died after contracting the new coronavirus. Read more »
March 23, 2020
Cameroon: Will Speaker Yeguie Be Fired After Ignoring Govt's Coronavirus Instruction?
The Speaker of the National Assembly of Cameroon tested positive for coronavirus, according to reports via hospital sources. Read more »
February 11, 2020
Cameroon: Young Cameroonians Have A Message For Biya On Youth Day
Although Africa has a leadership disconnect when it concerns the age of leaders and citizens, some governments have cottoned on to the best plan to change their countries' fortunes… Read more »
January 23, 2020
Africa: 'Conflict is Like a Cough, If You Don't Treat the Root Cause, It Comes Back'
With the ongoing conflicts in Cameroon, Somalia, Nigeria, the Sahel and Mozambique, peace on the continent may seem elusive, but Nigerian-based Joy Ada Onyesoh, president of the… Read more »
January 16, 2020
Africa: CAF Drops AFCON 2021 Bombshell
The 2021 Africa Cup of Nations will start months earlier on January 9 after its dates were moved, hosts Cameroon have announced. Read more »
October 25, 2019
Cameroon: Consider Yaounde Gathering a Step Not a Solution - Christopher Fomunyoh
AllAfrica's Michael Tantoh attended the Constitutional Term Limits Summit in Niamey, Niger, and spoke with the National Democratic Institute's Africa and Regional Director for… Read more »
September 03, 2019
Cameroon: Three Regions Declared Economically Stricken Zones
The Prime Minister of Cameroon, Joseph Dion Ngute, has declared the north-west, south-west, and far-north regions of the country 'economically stricken zones', according to… Read more »
August 20, 2019
Cameroon: Ambazonia President Gets Life Sentence
The president of the self declared federal state of Ambazonia, Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe, has been sentenced to life imprisonment.The verdict was handed down on August 20 at the… Read more »
August 02, 2019
Cameroon: Separatist Leader Threatens Hunger Strike
Amnesty International says the government used excessive force against prisoners and want an independent and effectively investigation into the use of firearms and live ammunition… Read more »
Cameroon: President of Ambazonia Interim Govt Ayuktabe Writes From Prison - Report
Sissiku Julius Ayuktabe has written a letter from his cell at Kondengui Principal Prison, where he says he is being unjustly detained with "a sizeable part of my cabinet and with… Read more »
July 12, 2019
Africa: How My Life of Violence Led to Peacebuilding - Achaleke
AllAfrica speaks with Commonwealth Youth Peace Ambassadors Network-Africa Coordinator, Christan Achaleke, from Cameroon. Achaleke is a youth civil society activist and peace… Read more »
July 05, 2019
Cameroon: President Biya's Bodyguards Guilty of Attacking Swiss Reporter
Six members, five men and a woman, of President Paul Biya's security team were arrested in Geneva for an alleged assault on a journalist who was covering a demonstration by… Read more »
April 25, 2019
Africa: To Achieve a Malaria-Free World, We Need Lifesaving Tools to Reach Everyone
As a doctor, I have seen the devastating toll of malaria firsthand. Working as a physician in my home country of Cameroon, I’ve been shocked watching once-healthy patients… Read more »
March 26, 2019
Cameroon: U.S. Govt Sanctions Biya Regime - Reports
Reports from Cameroon say the U.S. has placed sanctions on President Paul Biya's regime. These sanctions affect over 20 military personnel, civilians, and ministers. Read more »
March 13, 2019
Cameroon: Top U.S. Official Reveals Behind the Scenes Talks on Anglophone Crisis
"My heart breaks for Cameroon. Every day people are dying, and every day people are suffering," said Assistant Secretary for African Affairs Tibor Nagy when asked about his message… Read more »
March 06, 2019
Cameroon: U.S. and Europe Turn Up the Heat on Govt
The international community continues to pressure President Paul Biya and his government to respect human rights and address the security crisis in the country. On March 4 and 5,… Read more »
March 05, 2019
Cameroon: Maurice Kamto vs Paul Biya - What the AU Proposed
An AU delegation met with the Cameroonian government after discussing solutions to the post-election stalemate with Movement for the Renaissance of Cameroon (MRC) opposition leader… Read more »
February 22, 2019
Cameroon: Abducted Journo Ambe MacMillan Freed - Reports
Abducted Cameroonian journalist Ambe Macmillan has been released, according to reports. Read more »
February 12, 2019
Cameroon: Momo Jean De Dieu, Apology Not Accepted
For a long time the country has been divided along tribal lines. This ethno-fascism reached its peak when the minister delegate at the ministry of justice, Jean De Dieu Momo,… Read more »
December 04, 2018
Africa: Kylian Mbappe Wins Young Player Of The Year at Ballon d'Or
He has been compared to Brazilian legend Pele for being the first teenager since a 17-year-old Pele to score twice in a World Cup game. And as if his stunning double in France's… Read more »
November 28, 2018
Africa: North Africa Wants AFCON Taken Away From Cameroon
The North African Football Union (UNAF) wants the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to move the hosting of the 2019 African Cup of Nations from Cameroon to Morocco. Read more »