Cameroon's noncontentious, low-profile approach to foreign relations puts it squarely in the middle of other African and developing country states on major issues. It supports the principles of non-interference in the affairs of third world countries and increased assistance to underdeveloped countries. Cameroon is an active participant in the United Nations, where its voting record demonstrates its commitment to causes that include international peacekeeping, the rule of law, environmental protection, and Third World economic development. In the UN and other human rights fora, Cameroon's non-confrontational approach has generally led it to avoid criticizing other countries.
Paul Biya is a Cameroonian politician who is the second president of Cameroon since 6 November 1982, having previously been the prime minister of Cameroon from 1975 to 1982. He is the second-longest-ruling president in Africa, the longest consecutively serving current non-royal national leader in the world and the oldest head of state in the world.
Chantal Biya is the first lady of Cameroon.
Miss Cameroon or Miss Cameroun is a national Beauty pageant in Cameroon where the winners traditionally go to Miss Universe and Miss World. The current Miss Cameroon 2023 is Ndoun Issie Marie Princesse of Littoral. She represented Cameroon at Miss Universe 2023 pageant in El Salvador and placed Top 20.
Anacle Michael Ghounam Kiessou better known by his stage name Michael Kiessou is a Cameroonian singer and entertainer. He came to wide public attention with his song Bennam. from his debut EP Partage released on 2 April 2014. Twice-nominated for the Canal 2'Or Act 10, he won the Best video award with Tourner les reins. and Best Male Artist at the 2015 GreenLights Awards.
Cameroon competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. It was the nation's fourteenth consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics.
Engineers Without Borders (EWB) is a Cameroonian non-profit organization founded on 14 October 2003 in Yaoundé, Cameroon. As a development-based association, Engineers Without Borders - Cameroon works to promote human development by sharing and giving access to relevant scientific and technological knowledge, implementing engineering projects with respect for the environment, economic and social adaptation, and developing partnership and synergy within the engineering domain.
Conrat Frederic Atangana is a Paralympian from Cameroon who represented his country at the 2012 Summer Paralympics in powerlifting's men's -56 kg event.
Jean Jacques Ndoudoumou is a public servant and disability sports administrator from Cameroon. An albino, he faced discrimination growing up. He later became the General Director of the Cameroonian Regulatory Board for Public Procurement (ARMP) in 2001, leaving in 2012 after he was fired in the midst of a scandal.
On 21 October 2016, a Camrail inter-city passenger train travelling from Cameroon's capital, Yaoundé, to its largest city, Douala, derailed in Eséka, Centre Region. By 30 October 2016, the official number of casualties had reached 79 dead, with 550 injured. It was the deadliest rail crash on the African continent since the August 2007 Benaleka train accident.
Danielle Eog Makedah, born July 21, 1982, in Paris, is a Cameroonian singer-songwriter of soul, R&B and jazz music. She began her career on the Cameroonian hip-hop scene in 2000. She accompanied many artists on stage and had multiple collaborations for more than 10 years before the release of her first solo album in 2013. She was a finalist for the Prix Découvertes RFI in 2013. She is a member of the collective Hip Hop Developed, in which she has been playing since 2011 alongside Lady B, Teety Tezano, Adango Salicia and rapper Sadrak.
Coco Argentée,, was born August 13, 1982, in Mbandjock, Centre Cameroon. This Cameroonian singer and songwriter lives in Belgium.
Miss International 2019, the 59th Miss International pageant, was held on November 12, 2019, at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Bunkyo district Tokyo, Japan. Mariem Velazco of Venezuela crowned her successor Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand at the end of the event.
Adèle Ruffine Ngono, known by her stage name Lady Ponce, is a Cameroonian singer and songwriter. She is also known as "La Reine de Bikutsi". In 2014, Ngono was named a knight of the Order of Valour.
Miss Supranational 2019 was the 11th Miss Supranational pageant. It was held on December 6, 2019, at the International Congress Centre in Katowice, Poland. Valeria Vázquez of Puerto Rico crowned Anntonia Porsild of Thailand at the end of the event.
Colette Ndzana Fegue, known as Colette Ndzana, is a Cameroonian professional footballer and former futsal player who plays as a left back for French club Reims and the Cameroon women's national team.
Miss Grand Korea is a lower concept of Miss Grand International that is held annually as a national female beauty pageant in Korea since 2020. This pageant is to select the representative for Korea to Miss Grand International, which is a pageant promoting World Peace and is against all violent conflicts.
The Cameroonian Basketball Cup is an annual basketball cup competition contested in Cameroon. The competition is organised by the Cameroon Basketball Federation (Fécabasket).
Miss Grand Ghana is a Ghanaian female beauty pageant, founded in 2020 by Accra-based pageant organizer Legacy Pageants Limited, chaired by Sandy Amissah. The winners of the contest represent the country at its parent international stage, Miss Grand International, while the rest of its finalists are sent to compete on other international platforms. In 2022, the license of Miss Grand Ghana was taken over by Abena Appiah, a former Miss Grand International, who has owned and run the contest annually since then.
Hubert Mono Ndjana was a Cameroonian academic and philosopher. Additionally, he was a writer, publishing numerous books on political leaders.
