Latest news in Cameroon? September 8th, 2026

Armed separatists are enforcing a weeklong lockdown across Cameroon’s English-speaking Northwest and Southwest regions, aiming to disrupt the start of the new school year and resulting in restricted movement and closed businesses. Meanwhile, university teachers across the country have declared an indefinite strike over unpaid allowances, and a proposal for a seventy-five million dollar AI data center in Douala has been introduced to boost local digital infrastructure.