Events in the year 2024 in Cameroon.
- 14 February – The trial for the Ngarbuh massacre is restarted after multiple postponements, amidst concerns about delays and lack of full accountability.[3]
- 8 March – Aboubacar Siddiki Babadjo is arrested in Ngaoundéré for criticizing the regional governor. He is released just over three months later but is immediately rearrested on public order charges.[4]
- 12 March – The government bans two opposition coalitions, the APC and APT, calling them illegal “clandestine movements.”[5]
- 2-4 July – The 3rd AISCCUF Youth Congress takes place in Yaoundé, with audit institutions discussing governance, SDGs, and public policy, alongside cultural events.[9]
- 3 July – Brenda Biya, daughter of President Paul Biya, posts an Instagram photo hinting at a same-sex relationship, sparking controversy in Cameroon where such relationships are illegal.[10]
- 16 July – Emmanuel Mariel Djikdent, head of the Mfoundi department, issues a decree banning anyone who "dangerously insults" state institutions or their representatives from staying in the division, citing public order concerns.[11]
- 18 July – The United States approves humanitarian parole for 27 Cameroonian asylum seekers deported in 2020, allowing their return due to abuses suffered in US detention and after deportation to Cameroon.[12]
- 26 July-11 August: Cameroon at the 2024 Summer Olympics[13][14]
- 9 October – Minister Paul Atanga Nji bans media debates on President Biya’s health, calling it a “security issue” and instructs governors to monitor and report critical comments.[19]
- 3 November – Two men are lynched by a mob in Yaoundé after being accused of homosexual acts in a car, sparking outrage over violence against LGBTQI individuals in Cameroon.[18]
- 5 November – At least four people are killed and 50 others are reported missing following a landslide in the West Region on the highway connecting Dschang and Douala.[20]
- 19 November – The European Union announces a 91 million euro ($96 million) loan to Cameroon aimed at developing its energy sector, road infrastructure, and transportation links to Chad and Equatorial Guinea.[21]
- 27 November – In Douala, three gendarmes arrest and severely beat prominent human rights lawyer Richard Tamfu while he is assisting a client.[22]
- 5 December – Minister Paul Atanga Nji suspend REDHAC and other civil society groups for three months, citing illicit funding and legal violations.[23]
