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August 3, 2026, 8:07 pm
Boko Haram's Cameroonian Commanders Are Extending the Group's Reach
- [ISS] Boko Haram's growing reliance on Cameroonian leaders is fuelling attacks in the country and strengthening the group's resilience.
Wafcon 2026 - Cameroon Extend Group D Lead As Mali Overcome Cape Verde in Five-Goal Thriller
- [Premium Times] Despite sustained late pressure from the Black Queens, Cameroon defended resolutely to secure all three points and move to six points at the top of Group D. Ghana, meanwhile, must now beat Mali in their final group match to keep their quarter-final hopes alive
Cameroon Edge Past Ghana to Reach Last Eight At 2026 Wafcon
- [RFI] Cameroon beat Ghana 1-0 on Sunday night in Casablanca to move into the quarter-finals at the 2026 Women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) while Mali relaunched their campaign with a 3-2 victory over tournament debutants Cape Verde.
Björkegren Expects 'Better Ghana' Against Cameroon At 2026 Wafcon
- [RFI] Ghana head coach Kim Björkegren predicted a better performance from his side in their group stage game against Cameroon on Sunday night at the 2026 women's Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON).
Wafcon 2026 - Ghana Cruise Past Cape Verde As Cameroon Edge Mali in Thrilling Group D Opener
- [Premium Times] Both victories leave Ghana and Cameroon level on three points ahead of a mouthwatering clash between the two African heavyweights in the second round of group fixtures
Boat Mishap Claims More Than 20 Nigerians in Camerounian Territorial Waters
- [Vanguard] Yola--No fewer than 20 persons mainly Nigerians have been confirmed killed following a boat mishap within the Cameroun territorial waters.
Students Protest Against New French Visa Rules
- [RFI] Dozens of people marched peacefully outside the French Embassy in Yaoundé on Tuesday, protesting new financial requirements imposed on Cameroonian students admitted to private institutions in France, ahead of the autumn academic intake.
Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné - There Is Still One More Dream I Want to Achieve With Cameroon
- [CAF] Sixteen years after making her debut for the Indomitable Lionesses, Gabrielle Aboudi Onguéné is preparing to write another chapter in one of African women's football's most enduring careers.
Poor Governance Enables Violence Against Women in Cameroon
- [IPS] Bloomfield, United States -- In Cameroon's Far North region, Adiza, a 57-year-old woman had spent nearly three decades confined to her home by her husband. She was not allowed to leave, receive visitors, or speak with non-family members. When she disobeyed, he beat her.
Uniffac Launches FIFA Referees Capacity-Building Course in Douala
- [CAF] Thirty-one male and female referees and assistant referees from the eight member associations of the Central African Football Federations' Union (UNIFFAC) have begun a four-day FIFA capacity-building course in Douala, Cameroon, as the region intensifies preparations for upcoming CAF and FIFA competitions.
Cameroon Plans to Raise Energy Subsidies to 340b CFA Francs
- [Daba Finance] Cameroon plans to increase its energy subsidy budget to 340 billion CFA francs in 2027, reversing years of cuts and keeping fuel and electricity prices under state support.
African States Shouldn't Help the U.S. Endanger Refugees
- [African Arguments] Disembarking at an airport in Cameroon a few weeks ago, two Cameroonian women shook with fear. They had fled their country over a year before to seek asylum in the United States, but were summarily deported from the US to Equatorial Guinea, whose authorities sent them back to Cameroon. Both women had been previously granted 'withholding of removal' by US immigration judges based on the likelihood they would be persecuted in Cameroon.
The Archbishop of Douala Denounces - 'Inhumane Prisons and a Corrupt Justice System'
- [Agenzia Fides] Yaoundé -- Forced disappearances, arbitrary detention and inhumane prison conditions are among the grave abuses denounced by Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala in a pastoral Letter on prison conditions published at the end of June.
Three Religious Kidnapped in Late June in the Country's North-West Region Have Been Released
- [Agenzia Fides] Nkongsamba -- The three religious - a priest and two friars - who were kidnapped on June 27 in north-western Cameroon have been released. The announcement was made by the Diocese of Nkongsamba in a statement published yesterday, July 1, and signed by the Chancellor, Father Lue-Roger Budo.