September 12, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon Says Thousands of Homes Destroyed By Floods
In Cameroon, officials say weeks of flooding along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages, leaving thousands of people homeless. Aid efforts are… Read more »
September 07, 2022
Cameroon: Separatists Attack Bus, Kill 6 Civilians
Military officials in Cameroon say armed separatists killed at least six people and wounded nine when they attacked a bus on a highway in the country's troubled Southwest region. Read more »
Cameroon: Separatists Infiltrate Town, Abduct Youths
Authorities in Cameroon say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by the five-year separatist conflict. Officials in the town… Read more »
September 06, 2022
Central Africa: Cameroon, Chad Truckers Protest Bad Roads, Govt Ban On Heavy Trucks
Hundreds of truckers have stopped working on Cameroon's border with Chad to protest a ban on heavy trucking into Chad, which depends on Cameroon for 80% of its imported goods. Read more »
August 31, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon, Congo Demarcate Border to Reduce Poaching in Congo Basin
Officials from Cameroon and Congo-Brazzaville have agreed to demarcate their 100-year-old border to reduce border communities' disputes over forestry and wildlife. The deal follows… Read more »
August 29, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Says Schools Shut Down By Separatists Have Reopened
Education officials in Cameroon say improved security in its western regions have allowed more than 200 schools that had been shut by separatist threats since 2017 to reopen for… Read more »
August 25, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon, Nigeria Reopening Border Markets and Schools With Boko Haram Threat Diminished
Governors from Cameroon and Nigeria plan to re-open markets and rebuild schools along their shared border after declaring the area free of Boko Haram militants. Read more »
August 23, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Says Border Conflict Exacerbating Hunger and Malnutrition
Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of people who fled communal violence near the borders with Chad and Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition with scores of children dying in… Read more »
August 22, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Seals Mining Sites to Prevent Deaths
Authorities in Cameroon have sealed at least 30 gold mines, including some owned by Chinese, after at least 33 young miners died in landslides this month and scores more were… Read more »
August 17, 2022
West Africa: Cameroon Says Deadly Floods Disrupt Cross-Border Trade With Nigeria
Cameroonian authorities say record flooding on its western border with Nigeria has killed at least six people, washed away homes, and destroyed thousands of tons of food meant for… Read more »
August 15, 2022
Cameroon: Officials Blame War in Ukraine for Food Price Spikes
Officials in Cameroon are urging people to eat local foods instead of imports, following protests over shortages and price spikes caused in part by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Read more »
August 05, 2022
Cameroon: Prime Minister Says Peace Returning to Separatist Regions - Residents Not So Sure
Cameroonian separatists have rejected the prime minister's declaration that their fight for independence has been largely crushed. Joseph Dion Ngute said federal troops have… Read more »
August 04, 2022
Cameroon: Traditional Rulers Visit Villages Attacked By Nigeria's Wildlife
Traditional rulers in Cameroon are urging villagers to stop farming near Nigeria's Gashaka-Gumti National Park after a flurry of human-wildlife conflict. Wildlife officials say… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Cameroon: Separatists Killed and Captured in Days of Fighting Military Forces
The streets of the Batibo district in western Cameroon were deserted Tuesday following three days of clashes between government forces and separatist fighters. Both sides say they… Read more »
July 26, 2022
Cameroon: Visiting French President Proposes Solutions to Security Threats, Food, Fuel Shortage
French President Emmanuel Macron is on a first trip to Cameroon and will meet Tuesday with long-ruling President Paul Biya to discuss security, economic, and food challenges. Like… Read more »
July 25, 2022
Cameroon: During Cameroon Visit, French President to Discuss Security, Food and Fuel Shortage
Bulldozers raze makeshift market stalls and buildings Monday morning in Tongolo, a neighborhood in Cameroon's capital Yaounde. Read more »
July 20, 2022
Cameroon: Defence Minister Promises to Punish Govt Troops Violating Human Rights
For the first time, Cameroon's defense minister has acknowledged grave rights abuses by the military against civilians in the fight against Anglophone rebels and ordered such… Read more »
July 18, 2022
Cameroon: Authorities Display Separatist Leader's Corpse to Deter Rebels, Recruits
Cameroonian authorities have been displaying the corpse of a separatist leader in towns and villages to deter the rebels and warn youth against joining their cause. Cameroon's… Read more »
July 15, 2022
Cameroon: Cameroon's Drivers Protest As Fuel Shortage Spreads
Authorities in Cameroon say thousands of vehicles have been halted by a fresh scarcity of fuel caused, in part, by Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Cameroon's government says it's… Read more »
July 14, 2022
Cameroon: Conflict, Poor Funding Slow Rebuilding in Cameroon
Cameroon is asking for international help to fund the rebuilding of western regions that have been destroyed in five years of conflict with separatists. A plan to construct roads,… Read more »
July 12, 2022
Cameroon: Govt Orders Investment in Wheat Production to Quell Protests Sparked By Shortages
Cameroon President Paul Biya says the government will increase funding to grow more wheat after protests over wheat shortages and price spikes sparked by Russia's invasion of… Read more »
July 11, 2022
Cameroon: 2.4 Million People Need Emergency Food Support
Cameroon's government has called for emergency food support for more than two million people facing hunger along its northern borders with Chad and Nigeria. At a crisis meeting… Read more »
July 07, 2022
Cameroon: Lawmakers Ask for Military Protection in English-Speaking Western Regions
Lawmakers from Cameroon's troubled English-speaking regions are calling for more troops to protect officials, government workers, and their families from separatists. Addressing… Read more »
July 01, 2022
Cameroon: Blind People in Cameroon Allege Police Abuse During Protests
Blind people in Cameroon were protesting this week against job discrimination when according to witnesses, police bundled them up and dumped them outside the city. Despite the… Read more »
June 28, 2022
Cameroon: Separatists-for-Hire Suspected in Intercommunal Killings
Villagers in a western Cameroon town bordering Nigeria say armed men carried out a series of attacks from June 25 to 27, killing at least 30 people, including five Nigerians, and… Read more »