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’s Biya, 92, heads for eighth term despite clamour to step...

Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, said he was heeding “numerous and insistent” calls to stay in office, but this year’s election cycle has also featured striking appeals for him to step...

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...

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...

How CPDM reaped from Tchiroma's "friendship" with Amba!

At a crowd-pulling campaign rally in Bamenda, defying a one and a half months of a disastrous lockdown imposed by the separatist militia to disrupt the election, Tchiroma asked a swarming crowd: "Do you know Chris Anu?" The enthusiastic crowd...

Cameroon’s Biya, 92, heads for eighth term despite clamour to step aside

By Robbie Corey-Boulet and Amindeh Blaise Atabong YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Announcing his bid for an eighth term in July, Paul Biya, Cameroon’s 92-year-old president, said he was heeding “numerous and insistent” calls to stay in office, but this year’s...

Cameroon’s Paul Biya Faces Unprecedented Calls To Step Down As He Seeks Eighth Term

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, Africa’s longest-serving leader, is pressing ahead with his bid for an eighth term despite mounting public and political pressure for him to step aside. Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation...

Cape Verde qualify for World Cup, Cameroon’s hope dims

Cape Verde qualified for the World Cup for the first time on Monday after a 3-0 win against Eswatini. This victory secured the top spot in their African qualifying group, leaving Cameroon as the second team in the group. A tiny country with 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...

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...

Civil society organisations denounce irregular...

It was attended by representatives of the some of the organisations that constitute the coalition including, Barrister Tchakounté Charlotte, leader of the Association of Jurists for Social Integrity; Alex Gustave Azebaze of the Civil Society Work...

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...

BREAKING: Cameroon's Opposition Leader Tchiroma Claims Victory Over Paul Biya With Official Results Still Pending

Cameroon’s opposition leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, has unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election, despite no official announcement from the electoral authorities. In a five-minute video posted to social media early...

OPPOSITION DECLARES VICTORY IN CAMEROON, ENDS 43 YEAR REIGN OF PRESIDENT BIYA

OPPOSITION DECLARES VICTORY IN CAMEROON, ENDS 43 YEAR REIGN OF PRESIDENT BIYA 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...

Today in Africa — October 14, 2025: Cameroon Opposition Leader Declares Victory in Presidential Election, Madagascar President Is Impeached as Military Seizes Power, Akinola Davies Jr.’s ‘My Father’s Shadow’ Heads to Oscars

NEWS OkayAfrica has scoured the internet for today’s major news stories, so you don't have to. Cameroon opposition figure Issa Tchiroma Bakary casts his ballot on Sunday, October 12, 2025. He declared victory in the presidential election today. by...

Tension in Cameroon as opposition candidate Tchiroma claims victory over Biya

Cameroon’s political landscape has been thrown into uncertainty after opposition candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary declared himself winner of Sunday’s presidential election, challenging the four-decade rule of President Paul Biya. In a Facebook post...

VPN usage up 35,000% in Afghanistan as authorities restrict access to social media – here's what we know

Social media restrictions imposed in Afghanistan on October 7 have led many to turn to VPNs Proton VPN recorded spikes in usage of +35,000% above baseline The social media ban follows a 48-hour complete internet shutdown on September 29, 2025...

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,...

Issa Tchiroma Bakary – from Cameroon government mouthpiece to Biya challenger

By Bate Felix YAOUNDE (Reuters) -Issa Tchiroma Bakary, a longtime ally and former spokesperson for Cameroon President Paul Biya, is mounting a strong challenge to his former boss, claiming to have defeated him in the October 12 presidential...