2021 in Cameroon

Events in the year 2021 in Cameroon.

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Decades:	2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2021 List of years in Cameroon

See also: 2021 in Middle Africa

Incumbents

• President: Paul Biya
• Prime Minister: Joseph Ngute

Events

See also: Public holidays in Cameroon

Ongoing — COVID-19 pandemic in Cameroon

• 1 January – The United States Senate passes a strong resolution calling for a mediated solution to the armed conflict and independence movement of Ambazonia.^[1]
• 16 January–7 February — 2020 African Nations Championship, hosted by Cameroon – originally scheduled in 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2][3]
• 18–24 February —Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification (CAF–CONMEBOL play-off), Cameroon 1 vs. Chile 2.
• 27 January – Fifty-three people are killed and 21 injured in a collision and fire between a bus and a truck in Santchou, West Region.^[4]
• 8 March – Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe, human rights activist, is awarded the International Women of Courage Award.^[5]

Sports

• March 30 – Francis Ngannou wins the UFC heavyweight title.^[6]

Culture

• June 12 – Four films made in Cameroon are now available for streaming on Netflix in the United States. The Fisherman's Diary has won numerous awards and was pre-selected for the 2021 Academy Awards.^[7]

Deaths

• February 3 – Norbert Owona, 70, footballer (Union Douala, national team).^[8]
• February 21 – Bernard Njonga, 65, activist and politician.^[9]
• February 27 – Pascal Monkam, 90, businessman.^[10]
• April 2 – Christian Wiyghan Tumi, 90, Roman Catholic cardinal.^[11]
• April 9
  • Gervais Mendo Ze, 76, linguist and academic.^[12]
  • Rabiatou Njoya, 75, writer and Bamun advisor.^[13]
  • Martin Aristide Okouda, 69, politician.^[14]
• April 10
  • Guillaume Oyônô Mbia, 82, writer.^[15]
  • Victor Mukete, 102, politician and traditional chief, senator (since 1959).^[16]

See also

• COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
• African Continental Free Trade Area
• 2019 Ambazonian leadership crisis

References

1. "Cameroun Pro-Independence Leaders Get Support From US Senate 2021." allAfrica.com. All Africa InfoWire. 12 January 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
2. "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". cafonline.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
3. ""Tara" sets the tone before Total CHAN, Cameroon 2020". cafonline.com. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. "Bus crash in western Cameroon kills more than 50 passengers". AP NEWS. 27 January 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
5. "2021 International Women of Courage Award Recipients Announced". United States Department of State. March 4, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
6. Ekonde, Daniel (March 30, 2021). "'Baddest man on the planet' is a soft-spoken Cameroonian". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
7. Ekonde, Daniel. "Cameroon's Netflix boost big win for English-speaking minority". www.aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera. Retrieved June 12, 2021.
8. Cameroun: Norbert Owona, l’ancien Lion Indomptable tire sa révérence 2021-02-21 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
9. Bernard Njonga, le dernier combat (in French)
10. Décès du milliardaire camerounais Pascal Monkam en Afrique du Sud 2021-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
11. Décès de Christian Tumi, premier cardinal camerounais (in French)
12. Ce que les camerounais ignorent du Professeur Mendo Ze décédé (in French)
13. Nécrologie : mort de la sœur du Sultan Mbombo Njoya (in French)
14. Nécrologie : l’ancien ministre des Travaux publics, Martin Aristide Okouda est décédé (in French)
15. Le célèbre dramaturge camerounais Guillaume Oyono Mbia est mort (in French)
16. Urgent : âgé de 103 ans, le plus vieux sénateur Nfon Victor Mukete est mort ! (in French)

External links

World Report 2021: Cameroon