Solomon Amabo/CPJ Guest Blogger

Solomon Amabo, a Cameroonian journalist, writes in English and French for print, radio, and television. In 2011, he founded Eyewitness Newspaper, which covers corruption and human rights stories.

Features & Analysis
President Paul Biya and his wife, Chantal, at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C. in 2014. Cameroon's government is seen by some journalists as being sensitive to criticism. (Reuters/Larry Downing)

In Cameroon, press struggles with financial and official constraints

On March 16, Cameroon’s Minister of Communication, Issa Tchiroma Bakari, denounced French online news outlet Le Monde as unprofessional at a press conference after it reported on allegations that President Paul Biya was in hospital in Geneva. The incident is symbolic of the growing problem in Cameroon, which has a growing but poorly funded independent…

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