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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]
10 April – Battle of Kumbo: Ambazonian rebels attack a BIR base in Kumbo, leaving several insurgents and one soldier dead. Raids by security forces follow, with disputed reports of civilian deaths.[6]
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]
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]
23 September – Lucas Cho Ayaba, leader of the Ambazonia Governing Council, is arrested in Norway for incitement to crimes against humanity in Cameroon.[15]
Police and Interpol raid the Douala office of Alternatives-Cameroun, arresting 13 LGBTQI activists; nine are later released on bail. Forced anal examinations are later carried out on the remaining four activists, condemned as torture by the World Health Organization.[18]
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]
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]
