Latest articles on Cameroon

Cameroon is a ship without a captain

Africa Maurice Kamto - 21 Sep 2020

Ahead of planned protests, Cameroon’s main opposition leader argues that change is more urgent than ever

Cameroon’s twin crises create surge in teen pregnancy

Africa Regina Sondo - 5 Sep 2020

When conflict and Covid-19 disrupt schooling and devastate the economy, girls drop out, and teen pregnancies rise

Cameroon is not learning the governance lessons offered by Covid-19

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 27 Aug 2020

Citizens of Cameroon are unable to trust their government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, given cases of ministers flouting restrictions, as well as allegations of corruption. This does not bode well for state responses to future crises

Why do presidents cling to power?

Africa Simon Allison, Dhashen Moodley & Kiri Rupiah - 24 Aug 2020

Four former heads of state speak about what being president is actually like

Cameroon’s tomato industry rots

Africa Daniel Ekonde - 7 Aug 2020

The country usually exports 10 000 tonnes of the crop each year. But Covid-19 rules have stopped the trade and are ruining farmers

Why Cameroon has slid back since Italia ’90

Sport Daniel Ekonde - 4 Aug 2020

The Indomitable Lions’ class of 1990 put Africa on the international football map with their showing in Italy, where they stunned the world champions. But they have since gone backwards. Why?

The SADC will regret its approach to Mozambique’s insurgence

Africa Webster Zambara & Annah Moyo-Kupeta - 13 Jul 2020

The SADC has been lackadaisical in its response to the insurgency in Mozambique and in so doing, is putting several other southern African countries at risk

Africa watches as South Africa falls off the wagon

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 3 Jun 2020

The sale of alcohol was banned during levels 5 and 4 of the lockdown but other African governments have struggled to enforce this restriction

Prisoners riot in Sierra Leone

Africa Abdul S Brima - 14 May 2020

Correctional centres across Africa are struggling to react to the pandemic and its effects on inmates

SOS: Covid-19 leaves stranded Africans distressed and abandoned

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 6 May 2020

Many African governments have paid little more than lip service to their citizens stranded all over the world

Crisis, what crisis? How not to handle a pandemic

Africa Aanu Adeoye, Simon Allison, Amindeh Blaise Atabong & Abdul S Brima - 27 Apr 2020

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

Cameroon’s language barriers

Africa Gina Sondo - 25 Apr 2020

Linguistic divides underpin conflict and poor translation is now hampering the country’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic

Cameroon concedes that soldiers committed Valentine’s Day massacre

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 22 Apr 2020

Official inquiry found that the Cameroonian military was responsible for deadly attack on civilians

In Cameroon, face masks are compulsory — but unaffordable for many

Africa Amindeh Blaise Atabong - 18 Apr 2020

The government’s response to Covid-19 has been criticised by opposition leaders

Cameroon can achieve peace. But first, it needs a ceasefire

Africa Maurice Kamto - 17 Mar 2020

The country has been wracked by conflict between the government and separatists. Both sides need to work on finding a path forward. Here’s what they can do

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