Latest Cameroon News

Norway detains a German national suspected of inciting crimes against humanity in Cameroon

Sep. 25, 2024 08:48 AM EDT

OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian police said Wednesday that they had detained a German national of Cameroonian heritage for allegedly inciting crimes against humanity in war-torn Cameroon, the first time Norway was embarking on legal proceedings for such crimes. The man, who is in...

Lack of birth certificates puts Cameroon’s Indigenous people on the brink of statelessness

Sep. 22, 2024 00:19 AM EDT

MAYOS, Cameroon (AP) — The morning sun filtered through the forest canopy, casting dappled light on this village in Cameroon. For the Baka Indigenous community, it was a timeless image. But a passing truck broke the silence and stirred up billows of dust, a reminder that the Baka...

China's Football Association bans 43 people for life after corruption investigation

Sep. 10, 2024 03:58 AM EDT

DALIAN, China (AP) — China’s Football Association has banned 43 people for life over allegations of match-fixing and other forms of corruption in the latest effort to weed out graft in the country’s notoriously underperforming team sport. The official Xinhua News Agency on...

3 migrants killed and 17 injured when vehicle hits them on a highway in southern Mexico

Aug. 29, 2024 17:51 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Three migrants were killed and 17 were injured Thursday when they were hit by a vehicle on a highway in Mexico's southern state of Oaxaca, authorities said. Officials confirmed that two of the dead — an adult and a child — were from Nicaragua. Oaxaca state...

Boxer Cindy Ngamba becomes first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal

Aug. 04, 2024 13:22 PM EDT

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Boxer Cindy Ngamba made history on Sunday by becoming the first athlete competing as a refugee to clinch an Olympic medal. The 25-year-old originally from Cameroon offered hope for the Refugee Olympic Team that was created to call attention to the plight of refugees...

Will boxer Cindy Ngamba win Refugee Team its first Olympic medal in Paris?

Jul. 31, 2024 14:30 PM EDT

VILLEPINTE, France (AP) — Her name echoing around the stadium, Cindy Ngamba climbed into the Olympic ring and danced from foot to foot as she threw jabs with her bright blue Paris 2024 boxing gloves. By winning her first fight at the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, the 25-year-old...

Olympic men's soccer offers underdogs hope of medals in Paris. US team back after 16-year absence

Jul. 02, 2024 14:40 PM EDT

Sure, it was fun to dream about a Paris Olympics in which Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé renew their rivalries after that epic World Cup final. But men’s Olympic soccer is more about emerging players than established stars. It's good for a few surprises, too. Past winners include...