Cameroon police arrest and imprison 5 men for suspected homosexuality

Police tracked them down by using a detainee’s telephone without a warrant Entrance of the Central Prison in the Kondengui section of Yaoundé, Cameroon. Police in Yaoundé, Cameroon, have charged five men with homosexual activity on the basis of...

Election-related protests erupt in Cameroon's commercial hub

YAOUNDE, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Protests broke out Wednesday in Cameroon's commercial hub of Douala, with angry crowds accusing authorities of fraud in Sunday's presidential election. In the Bonamoussadi and Makepe neighborhoods of the city,...

Mohamed Salah appears on Cameroon electoral roll

HESPRESS English – Morocco News International Hespress ENTuesday 14 October 2025 - 15:38 As Cameroonians flocked to the polls on Sunday to vote in a presidential election, an unusual error on the register caught voters’ attention: the face of...

Virginia Woolf-influenced installation among projects from HEAD Geneva School of Art and Design

Dezeen School Shows: an installation influenced by Virginia Woolf's iconic essay A Room of One's Own is among the projects from HEAD – Geneva School of Art and Design. Also featured is a project investigating uses of mycelium and an installation...

From Cameroon to the stage: Playwright’s debut tackles human trafficking

Search our comprehensive guide to caribbean events in NYC for more local events — or submit your own! Yolande Boyom grew up in Cameroon in a household where faith, resilience, and community were at the center of her family’s lives. “From a young...

Cameroon opposition claims victory in presidential vote against Biya

LIBREVILLE: Cameroon’s opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on Tuesday against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years. Official results for the weekend vote are not expected for two weeks...

Football, fashion & the rise of the replica shirt

"First and foremost, the easiest way for a kit to become iconic is if the team was successful in it," podcast host and football historian Peter Kenny Jones tells BBC Sport. England were famously beaten by West Germany on penalties in the...

Cameroon’s Issa Bakary claims presidential poll victory

Issa Tchiroma Bakary casts his vote in Garoua, Cameroon, on Sunday/Screengrab Cameroon opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election. Tchiroma made the statement in a nearly...

Nigeria, Cameroon in play-offs as Africa confirms 9 for World Cup

Cape Verde and Ghana turned from zeros to heroes among supporters by qualifying this week for the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Both Cape Verde, a tiny archipelago of about 550,000 inhabitants with no football titles to...

Nigeria to face Gabon, Cameroon battles DR Congo as CAF announces World Cup playoff semis

The road to the 2026 FIFA World Cup just got more intense as the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has unveiled the matchups for its playoff semifinals. Scheduled to take place in Morocco between November 13 and 16, the fixtures will see...

Political Turmoil Beckons In Cameroon As Paul Biya’s Rule Nears Breaking Point

If history has a memory, then Cameroon is about to relive its darkest chapters, only this time, the actors are different, but the script remains tragically familiar. The declaration of victory by opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary, even...

Hundreds donate to appeal in memory of teen who died at cinema

Their final moment together as Kasey asked her friend Aria to take a picture of her grabbing a hug with her dad Marc, just before setting off to the cinema Hundreds of people, moved by the death of a Birmingham teenager who collapsed and died at a...

Opposition declares victory in Cameroon, ending Biya’s 43 year rule

307 Views The opposition Leader Issa Tchiroma has declared victory in the Cameroon presidential election ending the 43 year reign of President Paul Biya. President-elect Tchiroma confirms he has won the October 12 presidential election and says he...

Cameroon opposition candidate Tchiroma declares victory in pr

Cameroonian former minister-turned-opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on Tuesday against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, although official results for the weekend vote are not...

Cameroon opposition candidate Tchiroma declares victory in presidential vote

Cameroon opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary of the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FNSC) casts his ballot in Garoua on October 12, 2025. Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the...

Cameroon’s Political Future:Election Context and Internal Power Struggle

Even as Cameroonians voted yesterday, 12 October 2025, the political landscape in the country remains dominated not by traditional electoral politics by the intense, internal succession contestsurrounding the tenure of President Paul Biya, who has...

Cameroon opposition leader declares victory in presidential election

The Cameroonian opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary has declared himself the winner of the 12 October presidential election and called on President Paul Biya to accept the end of his 43-year rule. “Our victory is clear, it must be respected,”...

Cameroon, Zambia electrify villages with solar

Cameroon and Zambia are implementing government programs that bring solar minigrids to communities without stable electricity access. Cameroon recently switched on two solar installations to power two villages, while Zambia inaugurated four solar...

Cameroon opposition candidate claims victory in presidential poll, asks Biya to concede

Issa Tchiroma, Cameroon opposition leader, has declared himself winner of the country’s presidential election. In a nearly five-minute speech posted to social media early Tuesday, Tchiroma urged President Paul Biya, the perennial incumbent, to...

Cameroon's opposition candidate Tchiroma declares victory in

Cameroon's opposition challenger Issa Tchiroma Bakary claimed election victory on Tuesday against incumbent President Paul Biya, who has been in power for 43 years, although official results for the weekend vote are not expected for two weeks....