Cameroon
‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Samuel Fosso scoops £30,000 award for performative self-portraits of historical figures including Angela Davis and Mao Zedong
Nadia Khomami Arts and culture correspondent
11, May, 2023 @7:10 PM
‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution
Citizen scientists in Lagos, Cape Town and Accra are gathering air-quality data on runs to help curb a key cause of early death
Uchenna Igwe
19, Apr, 2023 @5:30 AM
How dash for African oil and gas could wipe out Congo basin tropical forests
Third of Congo basin’s tropical forests are under threat from fossil fuel investments, undermining climate action, report warns
Nina Lakhani
10, Nov, 2022 @9:30 AM
Françafrique is back: Macron’s visit to Cameroon signals Colonisation 2.0
The French president sees himself as a break from old colonial ways. But his visit to the despot Paul Biya tells a different story
Vava Tampa
26, Jul, 2022 @11:45 AM
Inside tracks: the recording studio offering musical escape in a Cameroon prison
As Jail Time Records releases its fifth single, imprisoned and recently released artists describe how making music has changed their lives
Alice McCool
24, May, 2022 @11:01 AM
Médecins Sans Frontières suspends operations in parts of Cameroon over detained staff
Health charity in an ‘untenable position’ in anglophone parts of the country as it is accused of taking sides in internal strife
Kaamil Ahmed
06, Apr, 2022 @11:18 AM
Women in Cameroon are activists and fighters but both sides in conflict are ignoring them | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Comfort Ero
As anglophone separatists continue their conflict with the government, women’s voices must be heard to find a solution
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Comfort Ero
09, Mar, 2022 @7:01 AM
Tragic consequences of repatriating asylum seekers | Letter
Letter: Officials often underestimate the dangers faced by failed asylum seekers who are forcibly sent home, writes Jackie Fearnley
Letters
16, Feb, 2022 @5:07 PM
African migrants deported in Trump era suffered abuse on return, report finds
A Human Rights Watch report found Cameroonian asylum-seekers forcibly flown back home suffered imprisonment, torture and rape
Julian Borger in Washington
10, Feb, 2022 @9:00 AM
‘We play to forget what happened’: football’s refuge for girls who fled atrocities
In Cameroon’s Minawao refugee camp, young Nigerians use the game to help rebuild lives put in danger by Boko Haram
Nick Ames in Minawao
05, Feb, 2022 @7:00 AM
Cameroonian senator and soldier killed in restive anglophone regions
Opposition figure shot and a soldier killed with an explosive device in separate attacks
Emmanuel Akinwotu in Lagos
12, Jan, 2022 @6:15 PM
Cameroon’s pride at hosting Africa Cup of Nations tempered by separatist violence
Marginalised English speakers in north of country threaten to disrupt football tournament
Emmanuel Akinwotu and Franklin Sone Bayen in Limbe
08, Jan, 2022 @7:05 PM
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