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YAOUNDE (Reuters) - Cameroonian President Paul Biya secured approval from lawmakers on Tuesday to delay parliamentary and local elections until 2026, a move opposition parties fear could make it ...
Anglophone Crisis. The Anglophone Crisis (French: Crise anglophone), also known as the Ambazonia War, [11] is an ongoing armed conflict in the English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions of Cameroon, between the Cameroonian government and Ambazonian separatist groups, part of the long-standing Anglophone problem. [12]
Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo; 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has served as the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982, having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. [1][2] He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa, the longest consecutively serving current ...
The mass media in Cameroon includes independent outlets. The nation has only one national newspaper, which is state owned. [1]Cameroon's media includes print publications that are both public and privately owned; a public television station and privately owned channels; radio stations that are public, privately owned, and foreign; and the Internet.
At 475,442 square kilometres (183,569 sq mi), Cameroon is the world's 53rd-largest country. [84] The country is located in Central Africa, on the Bight of Bonny, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. [85] Cameroon lies between latitudes 1° and 13°N, and longitudes 8° and 17°E.
Mimi Mefo. Mimi Mefo Newuh (born May 16, 1989; with the maiden name Takambou in Baleng, Cameroon) [1] is a Cameroonian journalist and human rights activist who reports on the Anglophone Crisis and advocates for press freedom. She went into exile in England following a tweet related to the conflict [2] in Cameroon and subsequent incarceration.
The politics of Cameroon takes place in the context of an electoral autocracy where multi-party elections have been held since 1992, the ruling party wins every election, and Paul Biya has been president since 1982. [1][2] Since Cameroon's independence in 1960, it has been a single-party state and ruled only by two presidents: Ahmadou Ahidjo ...
Launched. 2014. Current status. Online. CamerounWeb is an online news site covering news from Cameroon. Created in 2014, the site deals with topics related to current affairs, politics, sport, economy, entertainment, among others. CamerounWeb stood out with its “Tribune” which regularly publishes the opinions of Cameroonians.