Cameroon Poll: Observer Access Dispute Ends

Cameroon is set for its presidential elections this Sunday, with electoral officials confirming their operational readiness. However, the pre-election process has been marked by a dispute over access for election monitors. Despite complaints from...

Cameroon's 2025 Presidential Race: Profiles of the 13 Contenders in a High-Stakes Contest for Change

Yaoundé, Cameroon – October 11, 2025 – As Cameroon stands on the precipice of its presidential election tomorrow, October 12, the nation grapples with profound questions of continuity, reform, and renewal. At 92 years old, incumbent President Paul...

Cameroon Braces for Presidential Poll: Paul Biya's Grip on Power Tested Amid Calls for Change

Yaoundé, Cameroon – October 11, 2025 – As the sun rises over the bustling markets of Yaoundé and the misty highlands of Bamenda, Cameroon stands on the precipice of a pivotal moment. Tomorrow, October 12, more than 8.2 million registered voters...

Yaounde: African election management bo...

The high-level meeting, which ran from October 6 to 7, 2025, brought together election experts and representatives from across Central Africa to chart a common vision for credible, transparent, and inclusive electoral processes in the sub-region....

Cameroon presidential election: As Paul Biya set to win, what’s at stake?

Cameroon will hold presidential elections on Sunday, October 12, with the vote expected to go in favour of Africa’s second-longest-serving leader, Paul Biya, 92, who is seeking an eighth term. The cocoa and oil-producing Central African country...

Bakary upbeat as Cameroonians elect president

Voting ended on Sunday evening in Cameroon’s presidential election, where 92-year-old President Paul Biya, the world’s oldest serving head of state, is seeking an eighth term in office. Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation for 43 years,...

‘Cameroon is a powder keg’: Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president

DOUALA, Cameroon (RNS) — Cameroon’s presidential campaign kicked off Sept. 27, but 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya, seeking reelection to extend 43 years in power, was nowhere to be found. Rumored to be in Geneva, Switzerland, Biya was a...

Cameroon evangelicals urge peace and integrity as Biya, 92, seeks reelection after four decades in power

President of Cameroon Paul Biya attend a signing ceremony at The Great Hall Of The People on March 22, 2018 in Beijing, China. At 92, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya is seeking reelection, extending a rule that has spanned more than four decades...

Time to double down after security strikes against Boko Haram leaders

Time to double down after security strikes against Boko Haram leaders Terror groups have rebounded after past leadership losses, so Lake Chad Basin security forces cannot afford complacency. Over the past three months, security forces from the...

Trump cuts global health funding as WHO braces for historic downsizing

ANKARA Global health funding has fallen to its lowest level in 15 years as the US and several European countries reduce foreign aid, prompting warnings from health experts that the world is becoming less prepared for future pandemics, according to...

Cameroon inaugurates controversial dam despite local dissent

The inauguration of Cameroon’s Nachtigal dam has boosted the country’s electricity supply. The dam’s construction has also led to loss of livelihoods for fishers and sand miners on the Sanaga River around the dam site. In 2022, these workers...

Cameroon’s last election

In July 2025, President Paul Biya made a simple post on X. “I am a candidate for the … presidential election,” he wrote, adding, “Rest assured that my determination to serve you is commensurate with the serious challenges facing us… The best is...

Anglophone Tension Mounts In Cameroon As Regions Demand "Peaceful Permanent Solution" Amid Presidential Election

As Cameroonians await the results of the polls in a tense election with 92-year-old President Paul Biya seeking yet another term in office, the unrest in the country's Anglophone regions has deepened, amid growing calls for constitutional redress....

Cameroon’s youth lose faith ahead of Presidential election

Elvis Nghobo tried to enroll in four different vocational schools in Cameroon — without success. Frustrated, the 34-year-old turned to selling food in a market in Yaoundé, the country’s seat of power. Nghobo blames his struggles on what he calls a...

“I Don’t Want Nigeria to Qualify for 2026 World Cup” — South Africa’s Sports Minister

South Africa’s Minister of Sports, Arts, and Culture, Gayton McKenzie, has publicly expressed his desire for Nigeria’s Super Eagles to miss out on the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Speaking on Johannesburg’s Radio 947, McKenzie accused Nigeria of...

Today in Africa — October 13, 2025: Madagascar’s President Flees Country, Seychelles Elects New President After Run-Off Election, Cameroon Awaits Election Results

NEWS Family members of a protester killed during the uprising in Madagascar carry the casket atop a van, surrounded by protesters and residents during a rally demanding the resignation of President Andry Rajoelina in Antananarivo, on October 13,...

Cameroon: Where a Dynamic Catholic Church Stands Up to a Decaying Regime

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles from Africa. DOUALA, Cameroon — A rich country rendered poor by decades-long mismanagement, Cameroon is facing a presidential election on Oct. 12, and leaders of the Catholic Church have...

Interview: Women's light pierces darkness of war, says UN gender expert in DR Congo

KINSHASA, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Nearly 20 years ago, when Charlotte Songue first arrived in Kisangani, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo's eastern Tshopo province, she was a young Cameroonian lawyer driven by dreams of justice and...

Yaounde: Women, youth present peace manifesto to presidential candidates

The document, described by the women as a Manifesto for Peace and Social Cohesion, was unveiled during a press briefing in Yaounde on Friday, October 3. It followed deliberations at a one-day workshop which held under the theme: “Validation...

Why do children keep dying from toxic cough syrup?

How widespread is the issue? Shocking as it was, this event wasn’t a one-off. Our analysis of data from India’s medicine regulators showed that at least 12 cases of substandard cough syrup have been flagged since 2018. The most recent was in May...