The Latest Breaking News from Yaoundé

Investigation: In Cameroon, the victims of Trump’s deportations face uncertain fates

Under often-secret deals struck with third countries across Africa and Latin America, US President Donald Trump has deported thousands of people who were hoping to build new lives in the US to countries they’ve never set foot in before. Working with Forbidden Stories, FRANCE 24 investigated the stories of several…

France 24 · Sep 21

President Paul Biya back in Cameroon after 73 days away

YAOUNDé - President Paul Biya returned to Cameroon on Thursday after a 73-day absence that fuelled speculation about the 93-year-old's health and who is really running the country.

Bangkok Post · Aug 20

Students in Cameroon protest new financial requirements for French visas

Dozens of people took to the streets outside the French embassy in Yaoundé this week to protest new rules that require Cameroonian nationals to demonstrate the means to pay tuition fees in full before they can obtain a student visa for France. Protesters say the policy will make studying in…

Radio France Internationale · Jul 16

Cameroon’s conflict is part of a bigger trend: negotiations are losing ground to military solutions

In central Africa, a violent conflict has been unfolding for nearly eight years. What began in 2016 as peaceful protests by lawyers and teachers against the increasing “francophonisation” of the legal and education systems in Cameroon’s anglophone regions quickly escalated into an armed conflict between separatist groups and government forces.

The Conversation · Aug 19, 2025

Inside Kondengui prison: ground zero of Cameroon’s war on dissent

Thousands have been detained and tortured in the Yaoundé jail as Paul Biya, 92, seeks to keep his grip on power

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2025

African films at Cannes tell unexpected stories of power, migration and identity

Six African films are screening at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opened this week and runs until 24 May. The selection spans historical fiction, social drama and crime thrillers – with stories set in Tunis, Cairo, Yaoundé, Lagos and Jerada. The works explore migration, memory, justice and belonging, giving…

Radio France Internationale · May 16, 2025

‘The fight is existential’: Cameroon’s anglophone leaders lead a revolution from behind bars

Julius Ayuk Tabe and other ‘Ambazonian’ activists speak from a prison where they still call for an independent state

The Guardian - UK · Jan 15, 2025

'Soul Makossa Man': Cameroon pays tribute to saxphonist Manu Dibango

Cameroon's capital Yaoundé recently held a photographic exhibition paying tribute to famous saxophonist Manu Dibango, who died of Covid in 2020. The exhibition “Soul Makossa Man”, was bought to life by journalist and photographer Samuel Nja'kwa, who moved around with the late artist for about 20 years.

France 24 · Jul 17, 2024

‘Love is our first medicine’: treating mental health in Cameroon’s unique refuge

Among the homeless people of Yaoundé, many are mentally ill and have been rejected by their families. Le Village de L’amour offers them therapy – and hope

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2024

Mbappe says he’s honoured ‘to be in his country of origin’

French football superstar Kylian Mbappe says it is an honour “to be in the country of origin.” The PSG superstar was speaking in Yaoundé, Friday shortly after a meeting with the Cameroon's Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute.

Radio France Internationale · Jul 8, 2023