Cameroon

A teacher in a colorful dress stands in front of a classroom, with students sitting at desks and a blackboard behind her.
Conflict & Justice
How conflict in northern Cameroon is impacting education for girls
A person speaking at a podium with United Nations and Brazilian flags in the background.
G7 removes ‘climate change’ from environment talks
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How conflict in northern Cameroon impacts education for girls
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From scale boy to dissident — one Cameroonian author’s story of exile
13:57
Koyo Kouoh, arts curator
2:18
Cameroon’s 92-year-old president claims re-election win as protests grow
6:13
Tension mounts as Cameroon awaits election results
0:52
Patrick Bebey remembers his dad’s musical legacy
5:46
African arts curator Koyo Kouoh remembered
5:34
Questions raised about Cameroon’s elderly, longtime leader
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Protests in Kenya against finance bill turn deadly
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Global artist pays homage to Michael Jackson
3:02
International students in the US face many challenges as they adjust to new cultural norms.
Sacred Nation
Chaplains open doors for international students on campus
5:59
A migrant looks through a fence as others wait in a line to be registered inside a refugee camp in Kokkinotrimithia, outside Nicosia, Cyprus, Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021.
Refugees
Cyprus takes a hard line against immigration, trapping migrants in limbo
Woman in orange outfit walks in dry climate with girl in pink dress and boy in beige outfit
The Big Fix
NATO agrees to study how climate change impacts global security threats
An unidentified man walks along oil pipelines belonging to Agip Oil company in Obrikom, Nigeria, Monday, March 6, 2006. 
Books
West African villagers take on an American oil giant in a new novel by Imbolo Mbue
Art pieces a scammer claimed were photographed in Cameroon and authorized by UNESCO for sale and export. The art collector paid 6,000 euros before calling UNESCO and realizing the fraud.
Arts
UNESCO says scammers are using its logo to defraud art collectors
A woman's two feet and her hands are pictured as she holds a yellow soccer ball.
Sacked, shunned and suicidal: Cameroon sports stars battle anti-gay laws
A solider with a gun stands on an armored vehicle.
Conflict & Justice
There is ‘a grave hole in the international response’ to violence in Cameroon, IRC says
Gaelle Dule Asheri is shown standing with one foot on a soccer ball and wearing an orange uniform.
Sports
Cameroonian girls defy prejudice to pursue soccer dreams
Several women sit outside a polling center against a wall wearing colorful textiles with a policewoman standing guard in front of them.
Commentary
Conflict in Cameroon is extracting a heavy toll on ordinary people
A former UN official campaigning for peace shows a threatening message posted against him on social media by separatists
Media
Facebook’s Cameroon problem: stop stoking hate
Cameroon opposition candidate smiles during a news conference at his headquarters in Yaoundé, Cameroon
Global Politics
Cameroon opposition candidate Maurice Kamto declares victory despite ruling party’s denial
Local miners fill bags with gravel extracted from holes dug by Chinese mining machines in Ngoe Ngoe, Cameroon, Feb. 15, 2018.
Justice
The shady and dangerous business of Chinese mining in Cameroon
french soccer players at the world cup
Sports
French national soccer players of immigrant ancestry face harsher critics at the World Cup
A reflection from the wing mirror of a car shows people ride motorcycles in Douala.
Justice
As gang violence escalates in Cameroon, residents are ‘not safe anymore’
The BBC Pidgin team in West Africa.
Media
A new digital platform in West Africa targets speakers of the Pidgin language
A group of African migrants, including English-speaking Cameroonians, protests against the deportation of asylum-seekers on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Justice
English speakers from Cameroon are joining Syrian refugees on migrant boats
Sunset in Lima
Culture
Delightfully bad tourism slogans from around the world
Elephant
Justice
The largest-ever world wildlife conference made progress on stemming illegal wildlife trade
A satellite image of the U.S. drone base in Garoua, Cameroon.
Conflict
Can the US’ new drone base in Cameroon help fight Boko Haram?
A Chadian soldier during a battle against insurgent group Boko Haram in Gambaru, Nigeria, February 26th 2015. Gambaru lies on the border with Cameroon.
Conflict
Nations launch an international campaign against Boko Haram, as it pledges allegiance to ISIS
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Food
Immigrants in New Hampshire are creating an unlikely ethnic food hub
Democratic Unionist Party leader Ian Paisley listens to speeches at the Conservative Party's annual conference in 2006.
Global Politics
Filmmaker Jon Ronson remembers the firebrand Northern Irish politician Ian Paisley
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Global Politics
African immigrants in Colorado are finding their political voice
National flags of the countries that will participate in the 2014 World Cup decorate a commercial gallery in Sao Paulo.
Sports
United States? Italy? England? How do you choose which team to cheer for?
People take part in a protest demanding the release of abducted secondary school girls from the remote village of Chibok, Nigeria. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls
Conflict & Justice
In negotiating the return of Nigeria’s missing girls, officials first have to find someone to negotiate with
People take part in a protest demanding the release of abducted secondary school girls from the remote village of Chibok, Nigeria. The Islamist militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls
Conflict & Justice
In negotiating the return of Nigeria’s missing girls, officials first have to find someone to negotiate with
A woman holds a sign during a protest demanding the release of abducted school girls from the remote village of Chibok in northeast Nigeria.
Conflict & Justice
Nigeria is embarrassed by more kidnappings on the eve of hosting the World Economic Forum
Cecile and Stan at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center.
Environment
This African country is home to a chimpanzee rescue center
Cecile and Stan at the Sanaga-Yong Chimpanzee Rescue Center.
Environment
This African country is home to a chimpanzee rescue center
Global Scan
When Kim Jong Un wants you to vote, he subjects you to poetry
Global Scan
When Kim Jong Un wants you to vote, he subjects you to poetry
Lifestyle & Belief
How a lesbian couple from Cameroon escaped to San Francisco
Health & Medicine
Tracking Charity: Experts worry effectiveness of bed nets is waning
Global Politics
Immigration reform would bring end to U.S. visa program benefitting Africans
Africans often miss out on resources because of lack of translations
Environment
Rwanda turning to a dangerous lake to secure a more independent energy future
Development & Education
Battling brain drain in the developing world
Business, Economics and Jobs
E-waste Youth Activist
Business, Economics and Jobs
Remembering Steve Jobs — Apple’s Impact in Africa
Arts, Culture & Media
Cameroonian Jazz Bassist Richard Bona
Listener Segment
Destruction by Decree
AIDS Medicine May Save Cameroon Rain Forest
Hunting for the Next Pandemic
Safeguarding Cameroon’s Rainforest
Lifestyle & Belief
Cameroon battles brain drain
Global Politics
Cane rats as delicacy
Conflict & Justice
Uphill battle against poaching in Cameroon