"Cameroon" – Africa Center

Cameroon: Change is Coming but More of the Same?

Spotlight published by Joseph Siegle and Hany Wahila on January 13, 2025

Boko Haram Violence against Civilians Spiking in Northern Cameroon

Infographic published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on November 13, 2020

Northern Cameroon has experienced the sharpest spike of Boko Haram violence in the Lake Chad Basin over the past 12 months, namely in the form of attacks on civilians.

China in Cameroon’s Forests

Recommended research published by International Institute for Environment and Development on March 31, 2019

In Cameroon, Chinese investment through the Belt and Road Initiative is estimated to be worth double the country’s other investment sources combined. These infrastructure and agricultural investments, focused on forest areas, have created 12,000 jobs. China, Cameroon’s largest purchaser of timber, relies on Cameroonian forests for 85% of its imported raw logs. Poor governance and corruption enable unsustainable timber exploitation and illegal logging, damaging fragile ecosystems and threatening livelihoods for rural communities.

Growing Instability in Cameroon Raises Fundamental Questions about the State

Spotlight published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on October 26, 2018

A heavy-handed response to peaceful protests have become a test of Cameroonian identity as a multi-cultural state and set the country on the slippery slope of prolonged conflict.

Understanding Cameroon’s Crisis of Governance

Spotlight published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on December 11, 2017

Cameroon's two-year-old national crisis threatens the country's very foundations, says scholar Christopher Fomunyoh. In this video, Fomunyoh discusses the nature and causes of the grievances that brought this crisis to a head, as well as recommendations for addressing them.

Mapping China’s Strategic Port Development in Africa

Spotlight published by Paul Nantulya on March 10, 2025

Chinese firms are present in over a third of all African port developments, some of which could be used for expanded Chinese naval presence on the continent.

Militant Islamist Groups in Africa Sustain High Pace of Lethality

Infographic published by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies on February 18, 2025

Fatalities and violent events linked to militant Islamist groups in Africa sustained near record pace, with the Sahel and Somalia accounting for 79 percent of related deaths.