title: 2021 in Cameroon
text: # 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).
  