2025 in Cameroon
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Events in the year 2025 in Cameroon.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 2–3 January – Seven soldiers are killed in attacks by suspected members of Nigerian militant groups in Akwaya.[2]
July
[edit]- 7 July – The Agence de Régulation des Télécommunications issues fines of nearly 4 million euros on the local subsidiaries of telecommunications firms Orange and MTN due issues relating to poor service quality.[3]
- 8 July – A minibus collides with a truck near Muyuka, killing 18 people and injuring one.[4]
- 11 July – The Diy-Gid-Biy Cultural Landscape of the Mandara Mountains is designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.[5]
- 14 July – President Paul Biya officially announces his candidacy for an eighth term in the presidential election scheduled for 12 October 2025.[6]
August
[edit]- 12 August – A letter from French president Emmanuel Macron to president Biya is released in which the French government officially acknowledges its actions against the Cameroonian independence movement from 1945 to 1971 as a war.[7]
- 13 August – Fourteen people, including three Chadian nationals, are abducted from a bus by suspected Boko Haram militants in Zigague. One of the hostages dies in captivity, while the remainder are rescued by security forces two weeks later.[8]
- 24 August – Cameroon finishes in fourth place at FIBA AfroBasket 2025 in Angola after losing to Senegal 98-72 in the final in Luanda.[9]
September
[edit]- 5 September – Seven soldiers are killed in a roadside bombing near Malende claimed by the Fako Unity Warriors, an Anglophone separatist group.[10]
October
[edit]- 12 October – 2025 Cameroonian presidential election: Incumbent president Paul Biya is elected to an eighth term in office after winning 53.7% of the vote, according to official results.[11]
- 15 October – The offices of the Cameroon People's Democratic Movement in Dschang are set on fire amid protests against alleged fraud in the presidential election.[12]
- 24 October – Opposition leaders Anicet Ekane and Djeukam Tchameni are arrested in Douala amid the nationwide protests over presidential election.[13]
- 26 October – Four people are killed in Douala during protests by supporters of Issa Tchiroma, who claimed victory in the presidential election ahead of the official results.[14]
November
[edit]- 6 November – Paul Biya is inaugurated for a new term as president.[15]
- 7 November – Issa Tchiroma flees to the Gambia due to safety concerns and is granted asylum.[16]
Deaths
[edit]- 12 April – Luc Réné Bell, 77, governor of Northwest Region (1992–1996), senator (since 2013).[17]
- 10 May – Koyo Kouoh, 57, museum curator.[18]
- 16 May – Emmanuel Kundé, 68, football player (Canon Yaoundé, national team) and manager (US Bitam).[19]
- 15 October – Luc Ayang, 78, prime minister (1983–1984).[20]
- 1 December – Anicet Ekane, 74, opposition politician.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cameroon's president wins backing to delay legislative, local polls". Reuters. July 9, 2024.
- ^ "Cameroon says Nigerian militant attack killed government troops". VOA News. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon imposes significant penalties on Telecom giants Orange and MTN". Africanews. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon: 18 Dead, Infant Survives in Horrific Ekona–Muyuka Highway Crash". Cameroon Concord. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "UNESCO adds Cameroon, Malawi sites to heritage list". France 24. July 11, 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon's 92-year-old president seeks eighth term in office". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
- ^ "Macron admits France's repressive violence in Cameroon's war for independence". AP News. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
- ^ "Cameroon: 13 hostages likely kidnapped by Boko Haram freed". Africanews. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
- ^ "Senegal beat Cameroon to finish third for the third time in a row". FIBA. 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
- ^ "Cameroon separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers". AP News. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
- ^ "The 92-year-old president who never loses". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon governing party says one of its offices was set on fire as election tensions rise". AP News. 2025-10-18. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Cameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results". AP News. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
- ^ Felix, Bate (26 October 2025). "Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon's 92-year-old president Paul Biya sworn in again as opposition cries foul". AP News. 6 November 2025. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon's opposition leader in The Gambia after fleeing for his safety". BBC. 24 November 2025. Retrieved 25 November 2025.
- ^ Mawel, Arnaud Nicolas (12 April 2025). "Nécrologie : Sa Majesté Luc René Bell se retire". Journal du Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ "Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58". AP News. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon soccer great Emmanuel Kundé dies at age 68". Africanews. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ "Cameroun : vie et mort de Luc Ayang, président du Conseil économique et social". Journal du Cameroun. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
- ^ "Cameroon's top opposition leader dies after weeks of detention". AP News. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.