Despite two separate statements issued by the Cameroonian government—one from Cyrille Atonfack, spokesperson for the Ministry of Defence, and another from the Minister of Communication and government spokesperson, René Emmanuel Sadi—claiming that opposition leader Anicet Ekane received proper medical care at a military hospital in Yaoundé, several facts strongly suggest…

Tchiroma Warning the Biya Regime There are growing indications that Cameroon’s post-electoral crisis could evolve into an armed confrontation. Since the Constitutional Council proclaimed the results of the October 12 presidential election, the government has reportedly been arresting militants of Issa Tchiroma Bakary’s party, the FSNC, as well as opinion…

Cameroon’s political system has long defied easy classification. Though officially a democracy, many analysts describe it as a semi-authoritarian regime built to conserve power and keep President Paul Biya in office at all costs. From the turbulent return to multiparty politics in the 1990s, to the violent protests of 2008,…

Cameroon’s 92-year-old President Paul Biya, head of the nation’s armed forces, has deployed soldiers, tanks and snipers across multiple towns and cities to quell violent unrest following the announcement of his re-election. Tanks patrolling Douala On October 27, 2025, the Constitutional Council declared President Paul Biya the winner of the…

The government of Cameroon has confirmed the deaths of four people following post-electoral demonstrations that erupted in towns and cities, across at least seven regions of the country. Governor Samuel Ivaha Diboua: Speaking the Truth? Image: Cam Actu Authorities had remained silent since the unrest began, but the Governor of…

Concordant video footage has emerged showing at least three bodies lying in front of the Gendarmerie Brigade in Nkoulouloun, one of the restive neighbourhoods in Cameroon’s economic capital, Douala. The victims, who have not yet been identified, were reportedly shot dead by security forces. Victims of Post-electoral violence In retaliation,…