OPINION: Cameroon’s newspapers are struggling, but they are far from dead By Giyo Ndzi / May 21, 2026 For years now, one phrase has stood out in conversations about newspapers in Cameroon: print is dying. And honestly, the evidence sometimes appears difficult to ignore. Some years back, I was assigned to do checks and balances…
Chris Mbunwe: Grizzled, Daring Bamenda Journalist Finally Gains His Independence in Death Colbert Gwain | The Muteff Factor (formerly The Colbert Factor) In Muteff in Fundong municipality, elders tell of an old stone path that once climbed the steep ridge above the village, the only narrow passage linking scattered farms to the heart of Achain…
Ngah Christian Re-Elected CENPA President, The Cameroon English Language Newspaper Publishers Association (CENPA) has renewed its confidence in Ngah Christian, re-electing him as President in a closely watched leadership update that also ushers in notable changes within the executive. The new leadership elected this Friday, 10 April 2026, sees Wasso Norbert replacing Larry Esong as…
PRESS RELEASE Professor Victor Mbarika launches a fund to support the media in Cameroon. In preparation for World Press Freedom Day (May 3, 2026), the President of The ICT University, Professor Victor Mbarika, has launched a FCFA 100 million support fund to assist journalists in Cameroon. Many journalists continue to work under very difficult conditions,…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has promised to address tariffs on newspaper and broadcasting materials to empower the media industry to discharge its constitutional role effectively. STATEHOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU PROMISES TO LOOK INTO TARIFFS FOR MEDIA BUSINESS, CALLS FOR GREATER COLLABORATION FOR NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Friday said he will address…
The CPDM government is creating more propaganda media houses, stifling Private media practice! The Government of Cameroon and CPDM run CRTV television and radio, the Presidency of the Republic of Cameroon created PRCTV, and now the Cameroon National Assembly is creating its own TV and Radio house, with the building to host it already budgeted….
Cameroun : Comment le pouvoir finance des médias aux ordres Des médias de forte renommée tels que Vision 4 ou Africa24 sont portés à bout de bras par le gouvernement camerounais par des financements colossaux estimés à 26 milliards pour le second, selon le tribunal de commerce de Nanterre en France. Au sein des milieux…
A Call to Responsibility and Professionalism: NCC President’s 2026 World Radio Day Message. On the occasion of the 2026 World Radio Day, the President of the National Communication Council (NCC), Joseph Chebonkeng Kalabuse, delivered a powerful and timely message to Radio Journalists across the nation. Speaking during an interview he granted to a CRTV Journalist,…
More Visibility for ICU By highlighting the International Multidisciplinary Conference, the programme reinforced ICU’s positioning as more than a teaching institution—it showed ICU as a knowledge-producing space that connects local realities to global debates. Multidisciplinary platforms matter, especially in contexts like ours, because they encourage solutions that cut across law, governance, health, technology, and social…
A Cameroon civil society group urges journalists to show courage and resist censorship The Council for the Sovereignty of Cameroon has issued an open letter calling on journalists in Cameroon to demonstrate greater courage, professionalism and solidarity in their coverage of the country’s political situation. In a letter addressed to media professionals, the group claimed…
