Emmanuel Freudenthal

How white are the newsrooms working on Africa? We asked them.

All the international outlets that responded agreed that diversity is important, but do they practice what they preach? International newsrooms that report on Africa are often ...

Cameroon torture: In 2017, some detainees filmed a video from inside Cameroon's notorious prison known as The Bunker in Yaounde.

Cameroon Politics Top story

By Emmanuel Freudenthal

May 7, 2019

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Inside Cameroon’s Bunker: “Different guys had different torture techniques”

African Arguments spoke to several former detainees of the notorious prison where prisoners underwent daily torture and lived in appalling conditions. This article was made possible ...

Cameroon Politics Top story

By Emmanuel Freudenthal

April 17, 2018

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Cameroon’s ghost president

How Paul Biya has held onto power for over 35 years despite spending much of it abroad. On the podium for the World’s Longest-Serving President, Paul ...

Cameroon Economy Politics

By Emmanuel Freudenthal

March 14, 2016

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Virtual mining in Cameroon: How to make a fortune by failing

Cameroon has a growing portfolio of failed mining projects in which a few well-connected individuals have made millions, all the while the minerals have remained deep ...