Cameroonians in Colorado Rally Against President Paul Biya

Since Novem­ber 2016, the African nation of Cameroon has been embroiled in civ­il unrest marked by demon­stra­tions and boy­cotts against the Fran­­coph­o­ne-dom­i­­nat­ed gov­ern­ment of Pres­i­dent Paul Biya. Recent news reports point to many civil­ian deaths through police action, while oth­ers, includ­ing jour­nal­ists, lawyers, and civ­il soci­ety lead­ers, have been arrest­ed and placed on tri­al. The Cameroon administration…

In Case You Missed It: 1/16/17–1/22/17

This week’s most impor­tant head­lines out of and about Africa. In this week’s news, 16 coun­tries com­pete in the African Cup of Nations and a crack­down on social media in Cameroon. African Cup of Nations Holds in Gabon Foot­ball or soc­cer is a glob­al sport. As the most pop­u­lar sport in the African con­ti­nent, it’s no…

Experts Warn of Civil War in Cameroon

Beyond aca­d­e­m­ic and diplo­mat­ic cir­cles, many have not heard of the Inter­na­tion­al Cri­sis Group or Cri­sis Group. The Brus­sels-based non-gov­­ern­­men­­tal orga­ni­za­tion, tracks and warns of the poten­tial of con­flict in nations around the world. The group is high­ly respect­ed and often quot­ed in news reports due to their thor­ough research. Just before the Arab Spring…