Cameroon News News Cameroon » Politics: Cameroon leader's ally quits, launches challenge in political shake-up
YAOUNDE (Reuters) -A long-time ally of Cameroon's leader has quit the government to run for president in October elections - a defection that could reshape the West African nation's politics after ...
News Cameroon » Politics: ’Cameroon bishop warns weak politics affects national stability
Cameroon Justice minister Maurice Kamto prepares to sign documents transferring the authority Bakassi peninsula to Cameroon in Archibong, Nigeria, Aug. 14, 2006. (Credit: George Osodi/AP.) Listen ...
News Cameroon » Politics: Tchiroma’s move to Gambia reshapes regional politics around Cameroon
It’s been over three weeks since Cameroon’s opposition leader and self-proclaimed winner of the recent elections, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, arrived in The Gambia surreptitiously. The Gambian government ...
News Cameroon » Politics: 'Cameroon is a powder keg': Catholic bishops challenge nonagenarian president
DOUALA, Cameroon (RNS) — Cameroon’s presidential campaign kicked off Sept. 27, but 92-year-old incumbent President Paul Biya, seeking reelection to extend 43 years in power, was nowhere to be found.
News Cameroon » Politics: Cameroon’s last election
In July 2025, President Paul Biya made a simple post on X. “I am a candidate for the … presidential election,” he wrote, adding, “Rest assured that my determination to serve you is commensurate with ...
News Cameroon » Politics: Security strains, political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon
Cameroon's leading political scientist and expert on security, Kinang Derick, suggested that the nation is simply not yet prepared to host the pontiff safely. In a conversation with OSV News, the ...
News Cameroon » Politics: The Post-Biya Era Is Already Looming Large in Cameroon
Cameroonian President Paul Biya appears at the presidential palace in Yaounde, Cameroon, July 26, 2022 (Sipa photo by Stephane Lemouton via AP Images). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window) ...
News Cameroon » Politics: Cameroon priest: Synodality offers contrast to ‘nauseating’ electoral politics ahead of vote
In this Oct. 7, 2018 file photo, Cameroon’s President Paul Biya, of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement party, wait to casts his vote during the Presidential elections in Yaounde, Cameroon.
News Cameroon » Politics: Cameroon’s 92-year-old president seeks 8th term amid health rumors and political challenges
YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Cameroon’s 92-year-old president announced Sunday he will seek his eighth term in the upcoming October elections. The announcement comes after months of speculation that the aging ...
News Cameroon » Politics: Political tensions cloud potential papal visit to Cameroon
Cameroon’s possible inclusion in the itinerary of Pope Leo XIV’s first African trip is drawing growing debate, as security concerns, political tensions and moral objections raise questions about ...