AllAfrica News: Cameroon

Warriors Anticipate Tough Clash Against Cameroon

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe's senior men's football team face an uphill task as they play against continental soccer giants Cameroon on Tuesday afternoon.

Warriors Seal Afcon Qualifiers Campaign With Defeat to Cameroon

[New Zimbabwe] Zimbabwe ended its 2025 AFCON Qualifiers campaign with a 2-1 defeat in the hands of Cameroon in a match played at Stade Omnisport Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium in Yaounde, Cameroon.

Zimbabwe Warriors Face Crucial Afcon Qualifiers Against Kenya and Cameroon

[263Chat] Zimbabwe's Warriors are set to take on Kenya in a crucial 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier on Friday at the Peter Mokaba Stadium. The match is part of the Group J fixtures as teams battle for a spot in the tournament, which will be hosted by Morocco next year.

Cameroonian Journalist Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo Detained, Beaten for Covering Protest

[CPJ] Dakar -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Cameroonian authorities to investigate and hold accountable those responsible for detaining and violently abusing Nsoyuka Guy-Bruno Maimo, a reporter with the privately owned Volcanic Times newspaper, while he covered a demonstration on October 24.

WFP Responds to Severe Flooding in Cameroon That Affects Over 400,000 People

[WFP] Yaounde -- Recent flooding in Cameroon has affected more than 400,000 people and upended lives and livelihoods, as the country grapples with acute food insecurity amid rising food prices, conflict, displacement, and climatic shocks.

On Cusp of Climate Negotiations, European Union (EU) to Axe Successful Forest Trade Treaties with African Nations

[Sustainable Development Institute] Despite challenging context of poverty, climate change, rising debt and a Europe distracted by conflicts elsewhere, Cameroon and Liberia taking heroic steps to protect their forests and share forest benefits with local communities.

Egypt, Cameroon FMs Highlight Strong Relations, Efforts to Seek Peace in Region

[Egypt Online] Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty said on Wednesday 6/11/2024 relations with Cameroon are strong, and historic, extending over several decades.

Central African Refugees Return Home From Cameroon After a Decade in Exile

[UNHCR] As the security situation improves in some areas of the Central African Republic, UNHCR has supported more than 12,000 refugees to return home from neighbouring countries this year.

Chad's Deby Threatens to Withdraw From Task Force After Deadly Boko Haram Attack

[VOA] Yaoundé -- Chad says it will withdraw its troops from the United Nations-supported Multinational Joint Task Force of the Lake Chad Basin Commission, which combats Boko Haram in Cameroon, Chad, Niger and Nigeria.

Cameroonians See Gender-Based Violence As a Key Women's-Rights Issue but Tolerate Use of Physical Force Against Wives

[Afrobarometer] About half of citizens say violence against women and girls is a common occurrence in their community.

African Speakers Connect in Kazakhstan at Future Conference

[allAfrica] Astana, Kazakhstan -- African speakers featured prominently at the recent How to Form a Synchronized Vision of the Future conference in the Kazakhstan capital of Astana in the heart of Central Asia to explain their views of what might happen.

70 Million Children Vaccinated Against Polio Virus in Lake Chad Region - WHO

[Leadership] The World Health Organisation (WHO), on Thursday, said that over 70 million children in high-risk countries of Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Mali, Niger Republic and Nigeria, have been vaccinated against polio virus in 2024.

Cameroon After Paul Biya - Poverty, Uncertainty and a Precarious Succession Battle

[The Conversation Africa] Cameroon's President Paul Biya is 91 years old. He is Africa's oldest head of state and only one has served longer: President Teodoro Obiang Nguema of neighbouring Equatorial Guinea, who is 82 years old.

President Biya Returns Home After 7 Weeks of Absence, Putting an End to Speculation About His Health

[Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- The rumors about the health of the Cameroonian President, 91-year-old Paul Biya, seem to have been denied yesterday, October 21, when the Head of State returned to his country after a seven-week stay in Geneva. Thousands of supporters welcomed him at the airport and along the road to the presidential palace. Although Biya made no statements, state television showed images of his arrival at the airport as he greeted the dignitaries who had come to receive him at the foot of the gangway, with his wife

Cameroon's President Returns Home After More Than a Month's Absence

[VOA] Cameroon's president returned home Monday after more than a monthlong absence that sparked rumors and speculation about the 91-year-old politician's health.

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

[RFI] 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 to the Also Known as Africa contemporary art and design fair (AKAA) in Paris, the artist says his giant installations are in fact a harsh critique of society's obsessive consumerism and disregard for the environment.

Calls Grow for Information On Health of Cameroon's Leader

[VOA] Yaounde, Cameroon -- Concern is growing in Cameroon about 92-year-old President Paul Biya, who has not been seen in public for more than 40 days.

Ban On Reporting About President's Health Puts Cameroonian Journalists On Edge

[VOA] Cameroonian journalists say they are grappling with a new government directive prohibiting public discourse or media coverage of President Paul Biya's health.

Arrest of Separatist Leader Puts Spotlight On Cameroon's Anglophone Conflict

[Crisis Group] Norwegian police have arrested a Cameroonian separatist leader, Lucas Ayaba Cho, on charges of incitement of crimes against humanity, marking the first major attempt to address impunity in the country's Anglophone conflict. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Arrey Ntui explains the ramifications.

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