In 1982 Biya capitalised on the anti-corruption sentiment that had been directed at the Amadou Ahidjo regime. Biya promised ...

Cameroon is a lower-middle-income country with a population of over 27.9 million (2022). Located along the Atlantic Ocean, it shares its borders with the Central African Republic, Chad, Equatorial ...

Paul Biya has been president of Cameroon since 1982, making him the world's longest-serving non-royal head of state and, at 91, the world's oldest leader. Last week the Africa Broadcasting Service ...

Ndamei, 15 at the time, was one among 2.8 million children in West and Central Africa whose education was put on hold by ...

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launching large-scale incursions into Cameroon. Meanwhile, many people in the country are jobless, as the country faces high food and energy prices from its reliance on volatile oil revenue ...

Media discussions in Cameroon about the health of its president, Paul Biya, 91, are now outlawed. On October 9, the territorial administration minister, Paul Atanga Nji, issued a communique saying ...

Two years ago, Benue was among states badly hit by the worst floods in a decade when the Benue River burst its banks following torrential rains and after neighbouring Cameroon released water from ...

As UK courts investigate accusations of corruption against Glencore and the oil trader’s activities in Africa, speculation is rife in Cameroon that the affair could have repercussions for President ...

While his music offers a mix of genres – soul, folk, electro and melodies from his native Cameroon – his latest album is a deeper exploration of his own culture, both as a villager and a ...

He was detained because the National Criminal Investigation Service, known in Norway as KRIPOS, said that they believed he “had a central role in an ongoing armed conflict in Cameroon.” ...

The ban was issued in connection with the Under-20 Women’s World Cup last-16 game between Cameroon and Brazil on 11 September which the South Americans won 3-1 after extra time. According to a ...