Cameroon: Cameroon's Sacred and Royal Animals - Could Literature and Futures Thinking Help Save Them?

In the grasslands and highlands of western Cameroon, some animals are believed to be sacred. Within the region's indigenous kingdoms (fondoms), many of these animals are also… Read more »

Cameroon: Anti-Poverty Programmes Can Change How People See the State and Each Other

When floodwaters washed away Woudou Oumar's home in northern Cameroon, he and his family lost not only shelter but hope. Then a government-supported cash transfer arrived. "The… Read more »

Tanzania: Autocracies in Transition - in 2025, Cameroon and Tanzania Rulers Clung to Power - but Look More Vulnerable Than Ever

Autocratic leaders in Africa like their numbers to be in the high 90s, it appears. Read more »

Cameroon: Paul Biya's Life Presidency in Cameroon Enters a Fragile Final Phase

For the first time ever, the opposition parties in Cameroon have come "close" to unseating 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has run the country since 1982. Read more »

Cameroon: Yaoundé Is Set to Sizzle At 38°c By 2030 - How Green Design Could Cool Cameroon's Capital

Yaoundé, the Cameroonian capital, is a vibrant, cosmopolitan city where green hills meet modern architecture, creating a harmonious blend of culture, history and urban… Read more »

Cameroon: Paul Biya At 92 - Will Defections Weaken His Grip On Absolute Power in Cameroon?

Cameroonians go to the polls in October 2025 in what some people hoped might be a break from the country's troubled recent past. They thought that President Paul Biya (92) might… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon Could Be Turning Waste to Energy - Study Uncovers Why It's Not, and Sets Out Solutions

Many African cities still struggle with litter and garbage that is not properly disposed of. This poses serious public health risks. It attracts vectors of disease like mosquitoes… Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Election Risks Instability, No Matter Who Wins

Cameroonians will vote in presidential elections on 12 October 2025. The incumbent, Paul Biya, who has been in office for nearly 43 years, will be a candidate. Read more »

Cameroon: Cameroon's Conflict Is Part of a Bigger Trend - Negotiations Are Losing Ground to Military Solutions

In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against the increasing… Read more »