Society

Cameroon regulator demands suspension of Canal+ Elles

Digital TV Europe | Cameroon’s media regulator, the Conseil National de la Communication (CNC) has demanded the suspension of Canal+-owned thematic channel Canal+ Elles for airing content that it says promotes homosexuality. The watchdog issued a statement condemning Canal+ Elles for acting as a vehicle for what it described as …

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Samuel Eto’o becomes Grand Notable of Bandja |+ video

On Friday, August 25, 2023, celebrated Cameroonian soccer legend Samuel Eto’o received the title of Grand Notable of Bandja in western Cameroon. The event was graced by regional traditional chiefs and conferred an honorary distinction on the athlete, who has been named African Footballer of the Year four times. Eto’o, …

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Après l’Algérie, le Cameroun interdit à son tour « Barbie » au cinéma

Jeune Afrique | La direction de la cinématographie et des productions audiovisuelles (DCPA) du ministère de la Culture du Cameroun a interdit « oralement » la diffusion du film à succès « Barbie ». Alors que le célèbre film Barbie connaît un succès retentissant de par le monde, notamment en …

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Uprooted and forgotten, Cameroon’s climate refugees living in despair

RFI | Aminatou Ibrahim scoops water from the floor of her seven square metre hut at the Dana camp site for internally displaced people in Maroua, in Cameroon’s Far North Region. It’s become a familiar routine for her. “Each time it rains our houses are flooded,” she says. Like more …

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