The Latest Breaking News from Cameroon

Of the nine nations definitely heading to next year's World Cup from the African confederation, only Cape Verde will be sending a squad to the competition for the first time.

Issa Tchiroma Bakary calls on 92-year-old president to accept end of reign, although results have yet to be released

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana has so far failed to make next summer’s World Cup after qualification disappointment

Cape Verde will become the second smallest nation to ever play at a men’s World Cup after a 3-0 home win over Eswatini sealed their place

Cameroonians voted Sunday in an election expected to return 92-year-old Paul Biya, the world's oldest serving head of state, to office after 43 years in power.

Polls opened in Cameroon on Sunday in a presidential election that sees incumbent Paul Biya, 92, seek an eighth consecutive term after 43 years in power. There are 11 other candidates on the ballot, but some analysts say divisions among the opposition are clearing the path for Biya's reelection.

Paul Biya, in power since 1982, has brushed off calls to retire but is rarely seen in public

Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia have also booked their place at next summer’s tournament

In Cameroon, Ivory Coast and Togo, where therapy services are almost absent, some stylists are being trained to listen, comfort and guide

The opposition in Cameroon and plotting how to defeat President Paul Biya in the Oct. 12 presidential elections

Cameroon on Monday is marking ​​five years since protests organised by the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (MRC) were violently repressed by the authorities. More than 500 people were arbitrarily arrested, 36 of whom remain in jail. As the country gears up for presidential elections, human rights group Amnesty International is calling…