Why is Cameroon at war with itself over language? Cameroon's minority Anglophone community is protesting Francophone domination in their country, a conflict which has roots in the colonial era.

Local students and Chinese language enthusiasts sing a Chinese song together at the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaounde II in Soa, Cameroon, April 12, 2025. The Confucius Institute at the ...

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Civilians are caught in a deadly escalation of violence in Cameroon between security forces and separatists seeking an English-speaking state, Amnesty International said in a new ...

DAKAR, Senegal – Amnesty International says civilians are caught in a deadly escalation of violence in Cameroon between security forces and separatists seeking an English-speaking state. A new report ...

Cameroonian police have arrested at least 100 people followings days of protest against the use of French in English-speaking parts of the country. Lawyers and teachers have undertaken protests in ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon – Authorities in Cameroon have released dozens of English-speaking activists who had organized peaceful protests against what they considered discrimination by the country's ...

France’s President Emmanuel Macron has formally recognised what he called France’s “repressive violence” in Cameroon during and after the country’s fight for independence in the late 1950s – a rare ...

A teacher guides participants in guessing the meaning of oracle bone scripts at the Confucius Institute at the University of Yaounde II in Soa, Cameroon, April 12, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] The Confucius ...

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While President Paul Biya appears to be a shoo-in to extend his 36-year rule in elections next month, he’s had no success in stifling a rebellion in Anglophone regions that’s threatening to split the ...

YAOUNDE, Cameroon — Jane Ndamei’s dream of becoming a medical doctor almost cost her life five years ago. The 20-year-old student from Cameroon’s restive southwestern region was taking her Grade 12 ...