Locusts in Cameroon: from pest to seasonal asset
People fleeing the wartorn north-west region are catching grasshoppers, plucking, spicing, cooking and selling them. The profit helps keep children in school and households fed.
Stories by: Amindeh Blaise Atabong
Prejudice robs disabled women of work in Cameroon
Laws to protect disabled people are not enforced in the central African nation, leaving many without jobs. But a local organisation is helping equip disabled women for work.
Cameroon’s sex workers seek a digital solution
Police officers abuse and solicit bribes from sex workers in the central African country, and the Covid-19 pandemic has only made matters worse. But some women are finding safety online.
Anglophone Cameroon plays politics with no-work day
With Mondays enforced as off-days from work in conflict-ridden Cameroon, gathering at dog meat eateries to consume the delicacy and drink alcohol has become a weekly pastime.