Landslide in Cameroon capital kills at least 30; ministers blame residents for construction in floodplain region

Dam in Mbangkolo burst after hours of heavy rainfall; locals say poor maintenance to blame

World Rainforest Day: Goliath frogs need urgent conservation measures

Goliath frog population is estimated to have halved in the last 15 years

Pangolins in Cameroon are on the verge of extinction

At least 400,000 pangolins are hunted and consumed in central Africa every year

Water, Africa’s Gold: One crisis too many

Africa is caught in a vortex of poverty, water and disease

Tribal communities suffer when evicted in the name of conservation

The tribal communities are paying a brutal price for governments' agenda to boost safari, create protected areas and attract tourism

World Chimpanzee Day 2023: A species heading towards extinction?

Chimpanzees are seriously threatened by hunting and poaching activities, along with habitat destruction and degradation, disease risk and …

African leopard sighting raises hopes for their conservation in southern Cameroon

Although the Congo Basin was previously thought to be a stronghold for leopards, they are now believed to be absent in many parts of this region

African Union’s peace and security architecture: Filling the gaps

The biggest change has been the shift away from the OAU’s so-called non-interference stance to the AU’s more interventionist approach

A losing battle to protect forest elephants in Central Africa  

Unless urgent conservation action is taken, the world stands to lose this charismatic species

Cameroon’s ‘exploding lakes’: Disaster expert warns deadly gas release could cause another tragedy

Thirteen of 43 crater lakes on Cameroon’s Volcanic Line are deep & large enough to contain lethal quantities

Climate change fuelling conflict in Lake Chad Basin: Report

Shrinking natural resources due to adverse weather heightening tensions, says human rights group