The Latest Breaking News from Cameroon

U.S. Sends Immigrants to Countries It Warns Americans Not to Visit

From kidnappings to torture, lawyers say third-country removals expose vulnerable people to the risks they fled in the first place.

Capital & Main · 20h ago

AFCON 2027 qualifiers: African giants kick off their campaigns

Inspired by the women’s team’s continental title win in August, which they came to Garoua to showcase, Cameroon’s Indomitable Lions began their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign in style with a 3-1 victory over the Comoros. This was a promising beginning for Cameroon, who were not involved in…

France 24 · Sep 25

Potentially destructive giant scale insects found at Detroit airport

‘Pests like this can threaten America’s resources and wreak havoc among our most important economic sectors,’ one official said

The Independent UK · Sep 21

'Infantino is the one who has brought the most to Africa' says Samuel Eto'o

In an interview with FRANCE 24, former football star and current president of the Cameroonian Football Federation Samuel Eto'o spoke about the recent backlash towards FIFA president Gianni Infantino and confirmed he will support him for re-election because of "everything he has brought to African football", adding that the African…

France 24 · Sep 10

Reported Documents Reveal An Expanding Deportation Campaign. ICE Is Sending Afghans and Latin Americans to Africa.

The deportees were transported aboard three Immigration and Customs Enforcement flights to Burundi, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Equatorial Guinea, Eswatini, Liberia, Rwanda and Sierra Leone.

International Business Times · Aug 31

DRC President Tshisekedi calls for national dialogue excluding M23 rebels

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Félix Tshisekedi calls for a national dialogue to ease tensions, while excluding M23 rebels from taking part, as the government plans to suspend 11 public universities in rebel-controlled areas. Meanwhile, in Ghana, 23 people, including 11 children, have died after falling into abandoned…

France 24 · Aug 28

The Winners and Losers From Carlos Baleba’s Man Utd Transfer

The Red Devils have completed their midfield rebuild with the signing of the Cameroonian international.

Sports Illustrated · Aug 25

Search continues after deadly mine collapse on Cameroon-Central African Republic border

In tonight’s edition: a deadly landslide at a gold mine in the Central African Republic leaves dozens dead, with victims from Cameroon and Chad. Meanwhile, Ethiopia is turning to Bordeaux expertise and grapevines in a bid to become East Africa’s next wine destination. Finally, Belgium continues to confront its colonial…

France 24 · Aug 21

'An invisible avalanche': what happened in Cameroon's 1986 Lake Nyos disaster?

On 21 August, 1986, 1,746 people died from carbon dioxide poisoning after gas escaped overnight from the bottom of Lake Nyos in Cameroon. RFI examines what happened in the world's deadliest "limnic eruption" and how, 40 years later, our understanding of the danger posed by volcanic lakes is still evolving.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 21

Cameroon’s President Biya home after 73-day absence, amid health speculation

Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has returned to the country after spending 73 days abroad, ending an unusually long absence that has intensified speculation around the 93-year-old’s health and raised questions over Cameroon's political future.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 21