Cameroon Archives

Priest vows perilous pilgrimage to end Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis

Aug 27, 2020

As the Anglophone crisis continues in Cameroon, one Jesuit priest has promised to conduct a pilgrimage for peace in October if the deadlock remains unbroken.

By Crux Staff

Religious leaders endorse reconstruction plan for Cameroon’s English-speaking regions

Aug 12, 2020

Faith leaders in Cameroon’s conflict-torn Anglophone regions have endorsed a government reconstruction plan.

By Crux Staff

Cameroon archbishop says Catholics schools won’t reopen on government schedule

May 28, 2020

Catholic leaders in Cameroon are set to defy a government plan to reopen the nation’s schools on June 1, after they were closed in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.

By Crux Staff

Pope, UN chief press for solution to ‘Anglophone problem’ in Cameroon

May 10, 2020

According to a top government official who asked not to be named, Pope Francis and UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres recently asked Cameroon’s “President for Life,” Paul Biya, to declare a ceasefire and to open a space for peaceful discussions.

By Crux Staff

Coronavirus pandemic offers glimmer of hope for Cameroon’s Anglophone crisis

Apr 14, 2020

Retired Cameroonian Archbishop Cornelius Fontem Esua of Bamenda says the coronavirus pandemic could also bring about “unexpected positive effects” for the country’s embattled Anglophone regions.

By Crux Staff

Cameroonians protest ‘colonial attitude’ of French President

Feb 27, 2020

French President Emmanuel Macron’s remarks that he pressured Cameroon’s President Paul Biya to release an opposition leader are sign the European power still has a colonial attitude towards its former African colonies, according to one Catholic priest.

By Crux Staff