Cameroon
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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 ... -
I ran for president in Cameroon. Here’s what I learnt.
Cameroon’s electoral system is deeply lopsided. Citizens will only stand for that so long. On 6 November, Paul Biya was inaugurated for the seventh ... -
Cameroon’s forced returns of Nigerian refugees leads to more tragedies
Cameroon’s forced deportations are not just putting refugees in peril, but potentially undermining the fight against Boko Haram. On 29 July, a Cameroonian army ... -
Cameroon elections: President Biya set for routine, if Pyrrhic, victory
Rather than consolidating the president’s 36-year rule, the upcoming elections could heighten frustrations with it. When Cameroon votes in presidential elections on 7 October, ... -
Cameroon crisis threatens wildlife as thousands flee to protected areas
Many displaced by the conflict are fleeing to biodiversity hotspots, clearing forests to build homes and hunting endangered animals for survival. This article was ... -
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 ... -
Cameroon: What one man’s 17-year ordeal tells us about Biya’s regime
Michel Atangana may be physically free, but like his country, he remains shackled in many ways. Michel Thierry Atangana is not a household name, ... -
Smuggling in fuel to fill demand in one of Africa’s biggest oil-producers
Ndian, the division responsible for 90% of Cameroon’s enormous oil output, does not have a single filling station. Driving the 13 km from Bambui ... -
Pushed to extremes: Cameroon’s escalating Anglophone crisis
As the crackdown continues, armed secessionist groups may be gaining in strength, support and resolve. Fifteen months back, when a group of Anglophone lawyers ... -
Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis is escalating. Here’s how it could be resolved.
Improving decentralisation countrywide would appeal to Anglophone protesters, but without seeming to give them special treatment. On 22 September, massive protests across Cameroon’s Anglophone ...
