Cameroon
Cameroon urges calm after a policeman kills a schoolgirl
The incident took place in Buea, a hotspot city in a region where anglophone separatists and government forces in the French-majority nation have been locked in...
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African postcolonial critic Mbembe tries fresh start with France
The 63-year-old politics and history professor is a vocal critic of postcolonial relations and has previously accused Macron of "lacking imagination" in his political engagement with Africa.
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Cameroon forces have beaten, arrested 24 under anti-gay law: HRW
Police conducted a raid on February 24 on the offices of HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment group Colibri in the western town of Baffoussam and arrested 13 people including seven staff, HRW said.
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China gives 200,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses to Cameroon
The country of around 26 million people is one of the hardest hit on the African continent, with 61,700 cases and 919 deaths recorded.
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Cameroon launches safety campaign after polio cases emerge
Health Minister Manaouda Malachie on Monday said "two cases of type 2 poliovirus" had been found in the Cite Verte district of Yaounde.
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Cameroon bus accident kills at least 37
Nineteen other passengers were injured on the bus, which was found in a ravine, Ndikinimeki police commissioner Moantsouog Mempou Paulin told public radio station CRTV.
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Cameroon police use tear gas to break up protest
Marchers converged at a major intersection in a working-class district of Douala, shouting slogans such as "Enough Is Enough" and "Paul Biya Must Go" before police dispersed them, making some arrests.
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Suspected Boko Haram militants kill 16 in northern Cameroon
The assailants threw a grenade into a group of sleeping people inside the camp in the village of Nguetchewe, district mayor Medjeweh Boukar told Reuters. The camp is home to around 800 people.
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Cameroon's President Biya under pressure over human rights
NGOs have long denounced abuses in the central African country, from the detention of journalists and arrests of opponents to the killings of civilians by soldiers.
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UN chief deplores lack of ceasefire during virus
Since the call by Antonio Guterres in March for ceasefires, announcements backing the end of fighting have been made in countries including Afghanistan, the Philippines and Cameroon, but conflicts have continued to rage in Libya, Yemen and elsewhere.
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Cameroon doctor faces influx of COVID-19 patients
The Central African country now has one of the highest case rates in the region, with over 2,000 people infected and more than 60 dead.
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Anglophone separatists kill 5 soldiers, 4 civilians in west Cameroon: officials
On Sunday, in anglophone Northwest province, a homemade bomb injured at least seven people including a soldier who later died, state television said.
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Cameroon confirms first case of coronavirus
Cameroon, which is situated in Central Africa, is the fourth sub-Saharan country to report coronavirus after Nigeria, Senegal and South Africa. The total number of cases on the continent is 29.
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14 children among up to 22 dead in Cameroon massacre: UN
The three-year conflict between anglophone forces seeking to break away from French-speaking Cameroon has claimed more than 3,000 lives and forced more than 700,000 people to flee their homes.
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Cameroon separatists kidnapped 100 people ahead of vote: HRW
State security forces also committed "further abuses" in the two troubled regions, the watchdog said.
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Cameroon elections overshadowed by violence, boycott
Elections for the central African country's legislature and local councils are taking place for the first time in seven years, after two postponements.
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50 killed by Boko Haram on island bordering Chad & Cameroon
The attack on the remote village took place before Christmas when Jihadis approached the fishing village disguised as traders.
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Open letter to President Macron on human rights abuses in Cameroon
A group of intellectuals, writers, and human rights lawyers is urging France to use its considerable influence on the government of President Paul Biya to help stop the murders and atrocities perpetrated in the country.
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Cameroon footballing legend Eto'o rules out career in politics
The two-time Africa Cup of Nations winner says he wants to move into coaching, although he has also taken a role with the Confederation of African Football.
