Biya’s absences raise questions about who holds power and what comes next in Cameroon.
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Ex-Chelsea and Barcelona striker Samuel Eto’o faces new allegations over Cameroon FA finances under his presidency.
An armed group attacks a teacher training centre in the town of Wum, according to the Northwest Region’s governor.
Samuel Eto’o says a higher budget might have attracted the likes of Mbappe and Tchouameni to play for Africa instead.
Somali authorities say 14 pirates were killed in the 10-day operation to free a Cameroon-flagged cargo vessel.
Cameroon midfielder joins EPL powerhouse for a fee understood to be worth up to 70 million pounds.
Former star striker, now head of Cameroon’s FA, backs Infantino despite mounting pressure on him to resign.
Relief volunteer says 100 bodies recovered as miners remain missing and trapped under rubble at the Zamboye site.
Cameroon’s women’s football team received a hero’s welcome in Yaounde after winning its first Women’s Africa Cup
Malawi will face Cameroon in the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations final after respective wins over Algeria and Morocco.
Russia’s war in Ukraine is leaving African families to count the cost.
