According to the 2010 United States Census, there are an estimated 17,000 Americans of Cameroonian descent in the US. In addition, Cameroonians in America have formed many groups that cater to the needs of their communities, including immigration and asylum issues, educational development, politics, religion, business, and development. In our research at Africa News Matters…
The Civil War in Cameroon, long predicted by experts, continues into its seventh year, and without an end in sight. The Paul Biya administration has made little effort in attempting to resolve the issue. Meanwhile, Cameroonian anglophone groups, most of them stationed abroad, especially in the US, have made little headway in their attempts to…
Over 700,000 children have been impacted by school closures due to often brutal violence in Cameroon, according to an analysis released by the UN humanitarian arm, OCHA, on Thursday.
The governing record of Paul Biya, Cameroon’s current leader, is making the news rounds, again. Biya assumed office as president of the centrally located African nation on Nov. 6, 1982. He’s been president now for 38 long years. Biya, now 87-years-old, became president after serving as prime minister under the late President Ahmadou Ahidjo. That…
This analysis was partly compiled using information from Africa Agenda’s presentation “Understanding the Crisis in Cameroon” which was held at the Posner Center for International Development on September 26, 2018. During the presentation, Cameroonian journalist Franklin Sone Bayen, through a conference call from the regional capital of Buea, shared his pre-election experiences with journalists and international…