Activists say women constitute just over one-third of the candidates in this year’s races
Officials now hope to organize local elections that were postponed in October due to insecurity
The country's electoral commission says the poll will mark a return to constitutional order and the end of General Mahamat Idriss Deby's transitional period, now in its third year
Earlier this year, a radio presenter and a journalist were killed in two separate attacks
The military said the youths were detained during raids a week ago in the Southwest town of Ekona, where separatist fighters were hiding
Martinez Zogo was abducted last week after saying he could be killed for doing an investigation looking into corruption cases among government officials
Separatists abducted five hospital staff in the western town of Kumbo after the military entered the hospital and arrested and killed some of their fighters
Cameroon's anglophone rebels want to create a breakaway state they call Ambazonia, separate from Cameroon's French-speaking majority
Terror campaign by anglophone separatists target French-speaking schools that just reopened for the first time in years
Officials say weeks of flooding along the northern borders with Chad and Nigeria have swept away entire villages
Authorities say anglophone separatists have attacked a francophone village that was hosting people displaced by five-year separatist conflict
Cameroonian officials say the only road linking the two countries is in such poor condition it can't handle the weight, leading to crashes
Officials agreed to demarcate a 100-year-old border to reduce border communities’ disputes over forestry and wildlife
Authorities say more that 200 schools reopened but teachers and students still fear threats from separatist fighters
Authorities say thousands fleeing violence conflict near the borders with Chad and Nigeria are suffering from malnutrition
Cameroonian authorities say record flooding on its western border with Nigeria has killed at least six people, washed away homes, and destroyed thousands of tons of food
Cameroon’s military has yet to comment on the report, but last month the country’s defense minister acknowledged such abuses for the first time and ordered troops to stop.
Cameroonian separatists have rejected the prime minister's declaration that their fight for independence has been largely crushed
Like much of Africa, Cameroon is struggling with rising prices for fuel and grain caused in part by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Cameroon has already spent $485 million on fuel subsidies since Russia’s invasion, of Ukraine and might need to spend more than $1 billion
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