Southern Cameroons

Cameroon polls marred by violence, boycott

Despite boycott and separatists violence, President Paul Biya –– one of world's oldest and longest-serving leaders, who has held a tight grip on power for 37 of his 86 years – is billed to win.

Can national dialogue bring peace to Cameroon’s Anglophone regions?

The recent sentencing of separatists is likely to fuel more anger and resentment among the Anglophone population and alienate them from the Francophone-dominated government, but the dialogue can reverse hard feelings.

Cameroon cracks down on Anglophone separatists

Cameroon's anglophone minority has long complained of discrimination at the hands of the French-speaking majority. After separatists issued a declaration of independence for the state of Ambazonia, police staged a crackdown opposed to secession.

At least eight dead in Cameroon Anglophone protests

Protests came as a months-old movement against perceived marginalisation by the Francophone-dominated government picked up.

Cameroon English schools close as anglophone crisis intensifies

Children in Cameroon's English-speaking regions should be heading to school. But they've had to stay home over a boycott against the government's treatment of English speakers.