August 29
Cameroon: Cameroon Media Denounce Surge in Attacks As 2025 Election Nears
Journalists in Cameroon say attacks on reporters have surged as the country prepares for next year's presidential elections. Ninety-one-year-old President Paul Biya, who has ruled… Read more »
August 21
Cameroon: Cameroon Opposition, Civil Society Blame Low Voter Registration On President Biya
Cameroon is trying to register voters before the nearing deadline. But the political opposition and civil society say most qualified voters are reluctant to register because they… Read more »
August 15
Chad: Chad Seeks Assistance to Deal With Floods As Neighboring Cameroon Pleads for Help With Drought
Officials in Chad are asking for international assistance to save thousands of people from persistent flooding, while officials in neighboring Cameroon are seeking help to cope… Read more »
August 12
Cameroon: Rights Groups Accuse Cameroon Govt of Abandoning Vulnerable Civilians
Officials in Cameroon say people are again fleeing towns in western regions as separatists block traffic on the streets, burn vehicles that defy their orders and abduct and torture… Read more »
July 10
Cameroon: Cameroon President's Daughter Says She Is a Lesbian, Pleads for LGBTQ Respect
Mixed reactions are swirling in Cameroon since Brenda Biya, the daughter of President Paul Biya, declared she is a lesbian. While LGBTQ activists see her declaration as an… Read more »
July 09
Cameroon: Cameroon's Opposition Says Postponing Elections Is President's Ploy to Stay Leader for Life
Lawmakers with the ruling Cameroon People's Democratic Movement passed a law on Tuesday extending their term of office for one year. Read more »
July 02
Chad: Chad, Cameroon Say Boko Haram in Villages After Strikes Kill 70 Terrorists
The Multinational Joint Task Force in the Lake Chad basin says several hundred fighters from jihadist groups Boko Karam and Islamic State West Africa Province have fled to Chad and… Read more »
May 29
Africa: Cameroon Meeting of French-Speaking Africa Lawmakers Decry Instability, Foreign Influence
Francophone lawmakers from about 30 African states are meeting in Cameroon's capital, Yaounde, to find a solution to the political instability in French-speaking African nations --… Read more »
May 28
Cameroon: Cameroon Fights Period Stigma and Poverty On World Menstrual Hygiene Day
Cameroon is observing World Menstrual Hygiene Day (May 28) with caravans visiting schools and public spaces to educate people about social taboos that women should not be seen in… Read more »
May 14
Cameroon: Cameroon Military Frees 300 Boko Haram Captives Along Northern Border
Cameroon's military has moved over 300 civilians rescued from Boko Haram terrorist captivity along the central African states border with Nigeria and Chad this week to a northern… Read more »
May 01
Cameroon: Cameroon Workers Want Job Security, Better Pay Amid Price Hikes
Hundreds of thousands of workers across Cameroon are observing International Labor Day on May 1 by marching against abuses they say include illegal dismissals and failure to pay… Read more »
April 22
Cameroon: Cameroonian Civil Society Groups, Opposition Launch Mass Voter Registration Campaign
Cameroon's opposition and civil society have launched a mass campaign to combat voter apathy. The goal is to encourage disgruntled youths to register to vote before the August… Read more »
April 17
Cameroon: Cameroon Doctors Flee to Europe, North America for Lucrative Jobs
The state of health care in Cameroon is a source of growing concern, with thousands of doctors fleeing the central African country for lucrative jobs elsewhere, especially in… Read more »
April 03
Chad: Cameroon and Chad Government Troops Free Scores of Hostages
Troops from Chad and Cameroon have freed scores of civilians who were kidnapped for ransom or to fight with jihadist groups on both sides of the two central African states' border. Read more »
April 01
Senegal: Senegal Is Example for Fair Elections, Ousting Entrenched Leader - Cameroon Opposition
Members of Cameroon's opposition parties are encouraging citizens to learn from Senegal, where a 44-year-old politician was elected last week as the youngest leader on the African… Read more »
March 26
Cameroon: Supporters Want Cameroon's Four-Decade President, 91, to Run Again
Supporters are urging the world's oldest leader, 91-year-old Cameroonian President Paul Biya, to run for office in the 2025 presidential election, potentially extending his more… Read more »
March 20
Cameroon: Cameroon's Opposition Says It Won't Stop Efforts to Oust Biya Despite Threats
The Cameroon government has threatened to arrest members of two opposition parties, accusing them of seeking to create coalitions and alliances for a transitional government to… Read more »
March 13
Cameroon: Cameroon Homes and Plantations Destroyed By Seawater
Cameroon officials have declared a humanitarian emergency after encroaching waters from the Atlantic Ocean destroyed several hundred homes, buildings and plantations along… Read more »
February 23
Cameroon: Cameroon Hosts Conference On Chronic Child Malnutrition
Health workers, officials and humanitarians from 15 French-speaking sub-Saharan countries are meeting in Cameroon's economic capital, Douala, to discuss chronic child malnutrition… Read more »
January 22
Cameroon: Cameroon Rolls Out First Routine Malaria Vaccination Program for Children
Monday Cameroon became the first country to establish a routine malaria vaccination program for children. Read more »
January 04
Cameroon: Cameroon Opposition Calls for Single Candidate to Face Biya in Next Election
Leaders of Cameroon's main opposition party say they are negotiating with more than 30 opposition leaders to present a single candidate in the next election, should 91-year-old… Read more »
December 13, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Bedbugs Imported From Europe Infest Towns and Villages
Sanitation and health workers in Cameroon are disinfecting homes to kill bedbugs that have infested the central African state's capital, Yaounde, and several towns and villages.… Read more »
December 06, 2023
Cameroon: Gabon Coup Leader Visits Cameroon to Press for End to Cemac Sanctions
Gabon's military leader, General Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, visited Cameroon on Wednesday, asking central African states to lift economic sanctions on his country before the… Read more »
November 23, 2023
Cameroon: Cameroon Officials Say Trees Planted in Refugee Camp Reduce Conflicts
Officials in northern Cameroon say conflicts over food, water and other resources have greatly declined due to the planting of about half-a-million trees in and around a refugee… Read more »
October 27, 2023
Africa: Cameroon Asks Chad to Withdraw Border Troops From Island in Lake Chad
Cameroon is asking Chad to withdraw its troops from a fishing and agriculture island in the volatile region of Lake Chad. Read more »