Frontiers of dystopia
Cameroon claims to be a democracy. Then why are even moderates like Maurice Kamto in jail?
Cameroon claims to be a democracy. Then why are even moderates like Maurice Kamto in jail?
Rapper Jovi has inducted himself into a club of Cameroonian artists who have embraced their own truths in the face of adversity.
The Biya regime's grip on power has been exposed more than ever before. It is revolting to watch.
Star players in Cameroon's national soccer team have always doubled as PR pawns for the protracted rule of the country's aging and hard-line head of state.
When will the state-sanctioned violence in Cameroon be sufficient to cause Western nations to stop supporting President Paul Biya and his military?
Paul Biya's inability to address the crisis in the country's Anglophone region is pushing the nation to the brink.
Cameroon's police apparently interrogated Samuel Eto'o and took away his passport over the team's World Cup display.
What would happen if the president goes missing? The people wouldn't care. They've learned to live without him.
Alice Nkom, the brave, activist lawyer, harassed and imprisoned by Cameroon's repressive regime on the government's actions: "Threats like these show us that the fight must continue.”
A mix of factors - language, regional, sexism, an opposition that has been co-opted by the ruling party and repression - prevents real, meaningful change in Cameroon.