Latest News for: Cameroon

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Rare prison sentences handed to Cameroon soldiers after killing of 21 civilians

Business Ghana 24 Feb 2026
What followed was a rare instance of Cameroon's government acknowledging the atrocities of its soldiers in the Anglophone regions, which have been wracked by a separatist conflict for nearly 10 years ... .
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Cameroon moves to purge shadow tankers from its registry

Tradewinds 23 Feb 2026
African nation's flag now covers 13% of sanctioned fleet. Windward ....
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Cameroon/Madagascar : Washington questions port security

Africa Intelligence 23 Feb 2026
Deeming certain port facilities to be lacking adequate security, the US is imposing enhanced measures on ships calling at these ports before they are allowed to dock on the other side of the Atlantic ....
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Cameroon returns gay woman to Morocco

NWA Online 23 Feb 2026
DAKAR, Senegal -- Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison. It was the violence from her family that forced Farah, a 21-year-old gay woman, to flee the country ... .
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Cameroon police probe journalists investigating secret US migrant deportations, seize equipment

CPJ 23 Feb 2026
On February 17, judicial police in Cameroon’s capital, Yaoundé, detained reporter Nalova Akua, photographer Angel Ngwe, and videographer Arnold Ndal, who were on assignment for the AP news agency.
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The US deported a gay asylum-seeker to a third country where homosexuality is illegal

Newsday 23 Feb 2026
DAKAR, Senegal — Being gay in Morocco is illegal and punishable by up to three years in prison ... immigration judge. “But there is nothing I can do. I have to work.” ... Cameroon ... Cars drive through an intersection near a monument in Yaoundé, Cameroon, Sept.
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Deported by US, gay Moroccan woman returns to hiding

The Siasat Daily 22 Feb 2026
Cameroon ... “They asked me if I wanted to stay in Cameroon, and I told them that I can’t stay in Cameroon and risk my life in a place where I would still be endangered,” she said ... Cameroon’s ...
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Cameroon: Abuses in Cameroon After U.S. Deports Third-Country Nationals

All Africa 21 Feb 2026
US and Cameroon Partner in Rights Violations; Cameroon Not Safe for Deportees ....
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In pics: final of 12th edition of "Voice of Cameroon" Chinese song competition

Xinhua 21 Feb 2026
Winners of the 12th edition of the "Voice of Cameroon" Chinese song competition pose with their trophies and certificates at the University of Yaounde II in Soa, Cameroon, Feb ... in Soa, Cameroon, Feb.
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Abuses in Cameroon After US Deports Third-Country Nationals

Human Rights Watch 21 Feb 2026
In January and February, under a secret agreement, the US government deported to Cameroon 17 men and women—including asylum seekers and a stateless person—from 9 African countries ... asylum in Cameroon.
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Reporter detained in Cameroon while investigating Trump administration’s deportations

The Independent 20 Feb 2026
The recent flights have brought the total number of deportees in Cameroon to 17 .
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Cameroon lawyers condemn

BBC News 20 Feb 2026
In a rare occurence, three soldiers were handed jail terms for killings in the troubled Anglophone region. .
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