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The Congo Basin, a vital home for global biodiversity is at risk

Written by Guest Contributor

3 weeks ago

The hidden cost of Valentine’s Day treats on West Africa

Written by Guest Contributor

14 February 2025

In Cameroon, ‘Solomon Grundy’ turns to TikTok to challenge stereotypes about albinism

Written by Minority Africa

24 November 2024

West and Central Africa flooded despite minor role in climate change

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

28 October 2024

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Breaking the cycle of crisis and restoring stability in Africa's Lake Chad region

Decades of crises, climate change, and human pressures have strained its resources

Written by Adesewa Olofinko

15 February 2025

Women’s plight in the Sahel: A central issue in Djaïli Amadou Amal’s works

The book world’s weak infrastructure is Sub-Saharan literature’s biggest setback

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Laura

21 September 2024

From uprootedness to artistic expression: An interview with Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou

' ... I see my work as exploring the dual nature of human existence — strength and fragility'

Written by Omid Memarian

22 August 2024

China helped Cameroon build drinking water infrastructure. Is it a debt crisis or developmental aid?

Cameroon developed its water infrastructure with Chinese loans

Written by Desire Nimubona, Ruohan Xie

8 August 2024

Women are paying the ultimate price in Cameroon’s armed conflict

'These experiences are damaging ... wounds that can never be cured'

Written by Minority Africa

8 August 2024

The maritime crews keeping Africa connected to the internet

A submarine landslide in Africa caused underwater cables to break

Written by Jacobo Nájera

Translated by Ameya Nagarajan

15 July 2024

Cameroon’s push for agricultural expansion devastates Indigenous communities and wildlife

'If the forest disappears, we are nothing'

Written by Leocadia Bongben

13 June 2024

New museum in Bamoun Kingdom chronicles Cameroon's history

The Bamoun Kingdom has nearly two million inhabitants

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

31 May 2024

‘The journey to the recognition of LGBTQ rights in Africa is an uphill climb’

“If we believe in human rights, we cannot pick what human rights to advocate for”

Written by Guest Contributor

6 April 2024

Environmental Justice Foundation seeks a solution with the Dase app to battle illegal fishing

The Dase app and Environmental Justice Foundation are seeking solutions

Written by Leocadia Bongben

15 February 2024

Cameroon’s armed conflict is forcing an ethnic group to pick sides

'Both separatist fighters and Mbororo militias have committed serious human rights violations'

Written by Minority Africa, Zita Zage

13 February 2024

EU-registered vessels overexploit and export small pelagic fish in African waters, investigation shows

' ... a resource in grave peril in West African waters'

Written by Zita Zage, iWatch Africa

8 December 2023

How EU-registered vessels use flags of convenience to mask illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing practices in West Africa

Twelve European Union-owned and registered vessels display Cameroon flags

Written by Zita Zage, iWatch Africa

7 December 2023

Cameroon's Indigenous Baka people given access to fresh forest resources, but it's a world away from their former lives

'Without the forest, our survival is at stake'

Written by Leocadia Bongben

27 October 2023

For African literary criticism: Interview with the founder of francophone ‘African literary chronicles’

Francophone literature from the global south has been marginalized

Written by Filip Noubel

Translated by Jean-Christophe Brunet

2 October 2023

Innovative monitoring system deters poachers, but Cameroon's Boumba Bek National Park still exposed to human pressure

'More locals are now taking part in the biomonitoring program'

Written by Leocadia Bongben

1 September 2023

Unfreedom Monitor: Civic Media Observatory findings report

The findings from Advox research into digital authoritarianism

Written by Advox

4 August 2023

Togo finally gives its authors recognition in its school syllabus

Togolese authors deserve to be known across the whole of Africa

Written by Jean Sovon

Translated by Adam Long

24 July 2023

Switching from Taiwan to China has led to more exploitation: Interview with Cameroonian scholar Richard Atimniraye Nyelade

China has transitioned into a capitalist nation driven by a hunger for profit

Written by Filip Noubel

12 June 2023

Cameroon: Report the Anglophone conflict and perish

The state comes down hard on critical reporting

Written by Leocadia Bongben

30 May 2023

Cameroon: Freedom in chains

Criticizing the president or the government online or offline calls for trouble

Written by Leocadia Bongben

11 May 2023

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