2021 in Cameroon
# 2021 in Cameroon

Events in the year 2021 in Cameroon.

## Incumbents

* President: Paul Biya
* Prime Minister: Joseph Ngute

## Events

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.
* 16 January–7 February — 2020 African Nations Championship, hosted by Cameroon – originally scheduled in 2020 but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
* 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.
* 8 March – Maximilienne C. Ngo Mbe, human rights activist, is awarded the International Women of Courage Award.

## Sports

* March 30 – Francis Ngannou wins the UFC heavyweight title.

## 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.

## Deaths

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