Africa: Malam, an Artist Taking the Idea of a 'Collection' to a New Level

Made up of hundreds of discarded toys, household items, broken cables and bits of plastic, Cameroonian artist Malam's giant head-shaped sculptures are deceptively playful. Invited… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Arrests Activist Over TikTok Posts, Says HRW

Cameroon has imprisoned an activist who posted videos on TikTok urging democratic change ahead of 2025 presidential elections, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Activists Hope for Change After President's Daughter Comes Out

Yaounde - Rights activists in Cameroon and abroad have praised the daughter of President Paul Biya for announcing that she is in a same-sex relationship. By challenging the… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Hunter Rewarded for Capturing Leopard in Protected Forest

A hunter in Oku village, in Cameroon's North-West region, has been awarded a "red feather" for killing a leopard in the Kilum-Ijim Forest, West Africa's largest remaining patch of… Read more »

Cameroon: 'Worse Than Death' - Surviving Sexual Violence in Cameroon's Anglophone Crisis

Yaoundé, Cameroon - Sexual and gender-based violence has been pervasive in Cameroon's Northwest and Southwest regions since separatist fighters launched their armed… Read more »

Africa: Gabon's President Brice Nguema In First Visit to Cameroon

Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, the president of the Gabonese transition, is visiting Yaoundé December 6, 2023. A long-awaited visit since the general took power at the… Read more »

Cameroon: At Least 24 Civilians Killed in Attack by Armed Group in Mamfe

At least 24 civilians were killed in Mamfe, in the English-speaking southwest region of the country. According to municipal and prefectural authorities, children, women and men are… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Indigenous Baka Sing to Save Their Vanishing Forest Home

Yaounde, Cameroon - In the south-eastern rainforests of Cameroon, the indigenous Baka people are seeing their habitat decimated by logging, farming, mining and construction. Where… Read more »

Cameroon: Central African Refugees Stitch Together New Life in Cameroon

At a forum for displaced people in Cameroon, RFI meets refugees from the Central African Republic whose talent for handicrafts is helping them build a new life. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Grants Indigenous Baka More Access to Protected Forests

The government of Cameroon and the indigenous Baka people in the country's southeast have agreed to an updated memorandum of understanding that provides them with more access to… Read more »

West Africa: As Coup Follows Coup in West Africa, Could Cameroon Be Next?

A recent survey of 36 African countries revealed that though citizens support democracy, a slim majority is willing to endorse a military coup if elected leaders abuse their power.… Read more »

Cameroon: Religious Leaders Call for Schools to Reopen in Anglophone Regions

Schools across Cameroon are due to reopen on 4 September, but in English-speaking regions separatist militias have warned them to remain closed as they enforce a boycott.… Read more »

Cameroon: Struggling English-Language Papers Call On President for Bailout

Publishers of English-language newspapers in Cameroon are calling on President Paul Biya to establish a special fund to help them recover from the devastating effects of the… Read more »

Cameroon: Uprooted and Forgotten, Climate Refugees Living in Despair

Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven square metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon's Far North Region. It's… Read more »

Africa: CAF Probes Cameroon FA Boss Samuel Eto'o for Alleged Improper Conduct

The Confederation of African Football, CAF, is investigating accusations of inappropriate conduct by the president of the Cameroon football federation, Samuel Eto'o Fils. Read more »

Cameroon: Boko Haram Survivors in Cameroon Share Their Chilling Stories

Ibrahim Ngaroua was taken hostage by Boko Haram in 2017 in the north of Cameroon, and finally escaped the terrorist group four years later. He was one survivor to recently share… Read more »

Cameroon: Desperate Hunt for Fuel Threatens Forest Reserve

Zamai Forest Reserve - Hundreds of thousands of people have fled to north-east Cameroon amid violence by Islamist extremists. As the influx puts pressure on the region's natural… Read more »

Cameroon: Mbappe Says He's Honoured 'To Be in His Country of Origin'

French football superstar Kylian Mbappe says it is an honour "to be in the country of origin." The PSG superstar was speaking in Yaoundé, Friday shortly after a meeting with… Read more »

Cameroon: Fever Pitch in Cameroon As It Awaits Star PSG Striker Kylian Mbappé

Cameroon is on tenterhooks awaiting the arrival of French footballer Kylian Mbappé on Thursday. The PSG striker and France captain is visiting the country for the first time… Read more »

Cameroon: Amnesty Report Says 'Atrocities' Have Been Committed By Both Sides in Anglophone Cameroon's Conflict

Amnesty International has reported that security forces, separatist rebels and ethnic militiamen - from both side of the country's linguistic divide - have committed "atrocities"… Read more »

Cameroon: Govt Says French Ambassador for LGBT+ Rights Isn't Welcome

Cameroon's government is seeking to block France's LGBT+ rights ambassador from travelling to the country, saying the visit would breach its anti-gay laws. Read more »

Cameroon: Women Kidnapped By Separatists in Anglophone Cameroon Released

Thirty women kidnapped by pro-independence rebels in western Cameroon earlier this week have been released, some with serious injuries. Read more »

Cameroon: Bamendjou Community Celebrates 70 Years of Sovereign's Reign

The Bamendjou community in western Cameroon is celebrating the 70-year reign of its ruler King Fo'o Sokoudjou Jean-Philippe Rameau. Events include an symposium on the role… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Stocking Up On Plastic Bag Whisky Before Final End of Year Ban

Eight years after first initiating a ban on locally-made whisky sold in plastic bags, the government is finally enforcing a sweeping ban across the country, effective as of 31… Read more »