‘I’m just one of a billion’: refugee Cindy Ngamba’s remarkable road to Olympics
Kidnappings soar in central Africa’s ‘triangle of death’
May 2024
Mambar Pierrette review – big-hearted parable of women’s resilience in Cameroon
Pierrette is beset with troubles, from a robbery to a house flood and more, but the neorealist drama comes with solidarity and surprising humour
April 2024
Samuel Eto’o claims he is victim of Caf campaign before match-fixing hearing
Ten years on from Chibok, what happened to the 276 Nigerian girls snatched from their school?
The truth about hair relaxers: in the US, lawsuits over cancer. In Africa, soaring sales
A common condition
The ‘epilepsy warriors’ breaking down the barriers in Cameroon
February 2024
African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sector
A common condition
‘Love is our first medicine’: treating mental health in Cameroon’s unique refuge
Among the homeless people of Yaoundé, many are mentally ill and have been rejected by their families. Le Village de L’amour offers them therapy – and hope
Refugee files complaint to UN against Spain over 2014 border deaths
Country accused of violating torture convention in hope of finding justice decade after incident in which at least 15 people died
January 2024
Fair Access
World first: malaria vaccine rollout begins in Cameroon
I discovered …
I discovered chimps using tools – and people wouldn’t believe me
November 2023
Cameroonian artist Salifou Lindou: ‘I don’t calculate … I start from nowhere’
The future of work
Africans’ dreams of starting a new life in Europe turn to nightmare in Tunisia
October 2023
‘There is no hope here’: young Africans explain why they would risk death to leave home
In the first of a series on migration, five African reporters talk to people from their home countries about why they are willing to risk everything to start a new life abroad
July 2023
One to watch
One to watch: Libianca
Death of a radio host: the web of corruption, lies and revenge behind the killing of Martinez Zogo
May 2023
‘Man of 1,000 faces’ wins Deutsche Börse photography prize
Samuel Fosso scoops £30,000 award for performative self-portraits of historical figures including Angela Davis and Mao Zedong
April 2023
A common condition
‘A precision approach to activism’: distance runners join fight against Africa’s air pollution
African journalists are dying. They need the world’s help to hold power to account
