Against all odds! Basketball player from war-torn Cameroon determined to get into NBA  

In his 20th season at 38 years old, 'The King' is the new career scoring king of the NBA with 38,390 points. LeBron James has done it. James became the National Basketball Association's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday (7 February), passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's career total of 38,387 points.

When people in Cameroon break a bone or have a skeletal disorder, they mostly turn to traditional masseurs who are also bone setters. Although doctors warn of the dangers of the practice, these masseurs are beloved in Cameroon. DW meets one of them.

The attack was claimed by an Anglophone separatist group that wants to break away from the majority French-speaking country.

NBA Hall of Famer Willis Reed has died at the age of 80, the New York Knicks have confirmed. Reed spent his entire 10-year career, which spanned from 1964 to 1974, with the Knicks. Reed began his playing career at Grambling State before being selected by New York in the second round of the 1964 draft.

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers has been named the NBA's most valuable player for the 2022-23 season. However, he won’t be getting any additional prize money for winning the award. The lack of money isn’t an issue for NBA MVP winners, as many have been among the highest-paid players in the league.

Separatists in Cameroon's Anglophone region have threatened to arrest journalists over protests against the killing of reporter Anye Nde Nsoh — the third journalist killed in the Central African nation this year.

A project provides solar-powered sewing machines to socially disadvantaged women in rural villages. In addition to the machines, the young women receive seamstress training.

10-time NBA All-Star Carmelo Anthony announced his retirement from basketball on Monday. The number three pick in the 2003 draft, Anthony spent 19 seasons in the league, and finished as the ninth-highest scorer in NBA history, with 28,289 points.

Abductions are a new fundraising method used by separatists, analysts say. Over 30 women were taken last week for "allowing themselves to be manipulated by Cameroon's government," according to the insurgents themselves.

John Fru Ndi, who formed Cameroon's first opposition party and battled President Paul Biya at the ballot box for decades, has died aged 81 his party has said.

Cameroonian journalist and whistleblower Paul Chouta was abducted and left for dead by unknown attackers in March 2022. His colleague Martinez Zogo was killed under similar circumstances in 2023. Today, Chouta is determined to seek justice for both himself and his friend.

With an increasing number of journalists imprisoned, harassed or even killed in recent years, Cameroon has come under fire for the state of its media freedom. DW speaks with young journalists, government officials and media representatives to find out why working in the media industry has become so dangerous.