Cameroon

  • Jan 20, 2022
  • 7 min read

Football reforms carry political risks in Cameroon

The Cameroonian football federation on December 11 elected former footballer Samuel Eto'o Fils as its president

Cameroon
  • Dec 24, 2021
  • 6 min read

Intra-jihadist rivalry fuels violence in Lake Chad

The security situation in Lake Chad is worsening in spite of the death of prominent jihadist leaders.

Nigeria
  • Dec 15, 2021
  • 7 min read

West African governments will struggle with unrest

The region's economic recovery in 2021 has been accompanied by growing social unrest and rising security threats

West Africa
  • Dec 6, 2021
  • 7 min read

Cameroon violence will increase in coming weeks

Cameroon is preparing to host the Africa Cup of Nations in January amid an escalating conflict in its anglophone regions

Cameroon
  • Oct 15, 2021
  • 7 min read

Manoeuvring for succession will intensify in Cameroon

The ill-health of Cameroon's 88-year-old leader, Paul Biya, is generating increasing discussions about his succession

Cameroon
  • Sep 20, 2021
  • 2 min read

Improved rebel tactics challenge Cameroon government

Government authorities have admitted to losses caused by anglophone rebel ambushes employing sophisticated tactics

Cameroon
  • Aug 18, 2021
  • 2 min read

West Africa jihadists will not follow Taliban example

The fall of Kabul to Taliban forces has intensified fears in West Africa and the Sahel of future jihadist victories

West Africa
  • Aug 10, 2021
  • 2 min read

West Africa jihadist defections may shift conflict

The recent return of a Chibok school kidnapping victim is part of a wave of hundreds of Boko Haram defections

West Africa