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