2025 in Cameroon

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Events in the year 2025 in Cameroon .

Incumbents

• President: Paul Biya ^[1]
• Prime Minister: Joseph Ngute

Events

January

• 2–3 January – Seven soldiers are killed in attacks by suspected members of Nigerian militant groups in Akwaya. ^[2]

July

• 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

• 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

• 5 September – Seven soldiers are killed in a roadside bombing near Malende claimed by the Fako Unity Warriors, an Anglophone separatist group. ^[10]

October

• 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]

Scheduled

• 2025 Cameroonian parliamentary election ^[15]

Deaths

• 12 April – Luc Réné Bell, 77, governor of Northwest Region (1992–1996), senator (since 2013). ^[16]
• 10 May – Koyo Kouoh, 57, museum curator. ^[17]
• 16 May – Emmanuel Kundé, 68, football player (Canon Yaoundé, national team) and manager (US Bitam). ^[18]
• 15 October – Luc Ayang, 78, prime minister (1983–1984). ^[19]

References

1. "Cameroon's president wins backing to delay legislative, local polls". Reuters . July 9, 2024.
2. "Cameroon says Nigerian militant attack killed government troops". VOA News. 5 January 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
3. "Cameroon imposes significant penalties on Telecom giants Orange and MTN". Africanews. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 8 July 2025.
4. "Cameroon: 18 Dead, Infant Survives in Horrific Ekona–Muyuka Highway Crash". Cameroon Concord. 2025-07-09. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
5. "UNESCO adds Cameroon, Malawi sites to heritage list". France 24. July 11, 2025.
6. "Cameroon's 92-year-old president seeks eighth term in office". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2025-07-15.
7. "Macron admits France's repressive violence in Cameroon's war for independence". AP News. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
8. "Cameroon: 13 hostages likely kidnapped by Boko Haram freed". Africanews . 26 August 2025. Retrieved 26 August 2025.
9. "Senegal beat Cameroon to finish third for the third time in a row". FIBA. 2025-08-24. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
10. "Cameroon separatists claim deadly roadside attack that killed 7 soldiers". AP News. Retrieved 2025-09-06.
11. "The 92-year-old president who never loses". BBC. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
12. "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.
13. "Cameroon opposition leaders arrested as protests erupt over election results". AP News. 2025-10-25. Retrieved 2025-10-25.
14. Felix, Bate (26 October 2025). "Four killed in Cameroon protests ahead of election results, opposition says". Reuters. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
15. Cameroon Archived 2019-07-23 at the Wayback Machine Election Passport
16. Mawel, Arnaud Nicolas (12 April 2025). "Nécrologie : Sa Majesté Luc René Bell se retire". Journal du Cameroun (in French). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
17. "Koyo Kouoh, 2026 Venice Art Biennale curator, dies suddenly at age 58". AP News. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
18. "Cameroon soccer great Emmanuel Kundé dies at age 68". Africanews. 19 May 2025. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
19. "Cameroun : vie et mort de Luc Ayang, président du Conseil économique et social". Journal du Cameroun. 15 October 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.