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Cameroon

Pope lands in Cameroon as separatists announce three-day truce

Pope Leo XIV arrived in Cameroon on Wednesday with a message of peace for the separatist region and to hold talks with President Paul Biya, the 93-year-old leader who secured an eighth term in a controversial election last year.

15 Apr 2026-19:20
Cameroon's parliament approves bill to reintroduce vice president post

Cameroon's parliament on Saturday approved a bill to reintroduce the post of vice president in the Central African nation.

04 Apr 2026-20:12
Cameroon's Supreme Court orders retrial of jailed separatist leaders

Cameroon's Supreme Court on Thursday announced the decision to order a retrial for 10 separatist leaders who were sentenced to life imprisonment by a military court.

19 Mar 2026-23:15
Pope Leo to visit Africa for the first time in April

Pope Leo XIV will embark on a 10-day trip through Africa, visiting four countries in what is considered a significant journey for Catholics on the continent.

25 Feb 2026-21:49
CAF bans Eto’o over alleged AFCON quarterfinal misconduct

African football’s governing body, the Confederation of African Football (CAF), has fined Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) President Samuel Eto’o $20,000 and imposed a four-match ban over alleged misconduct during Cameroon’s defeat to Morocco in the Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal.

15 Jan 2026-14:40
8 killed in communal clashes in Cameroon's restive Anglophone region

13 Dec 2025-21:02
Cameroon's 92-year-old President sworn in again amid opposition protests

Cameroon's long-serving president, Paul Biya, was sworn in on Thursday for a new seven-year term after winning last month's presidential election, a victory his opposition rival has criticized as "a constitutional coup."

06 Nov 2025-19:14
World’s oldest president Paul Biya sworn in for eighth term in Cameroon

Cameroon’s 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has officially been sworn in for another seven-year term, extending his rule to more than four decades. The ceremony took place at the country’s parliament in Yaoundé, where Biya appeared in a black suit before lawmakers and dignitaries.

06 Nov 2025-17:46
Paul Biya re-elected as Cameroon’s president for eighth term

Cameroon’s long-serving president, Paul Biya, has secured an eighth term in office, winning 53.66% of the vote, the country’s Constitutional Council announced Monday, News.Az reports, citing foreign media.

27 Oct 2025-15:53
Boko Haram militants kidnap 5 children in Cameroon

Gunmen suspected to be militants of the terror group Boko Haram have abducted five children in Cameroon's Far North region, security sources said on Thursday.

28 Aug 2025-17:47