CAMEROON-ECONOMY-TOURISM-CONFLICT-LIFESTYLE

A receptionist takes notes at the reception desk of the Seme Beach Hotel, in Limbe, on October 4, 2025. In the English-speaking southwest of Cameroon, tourism, once thriving, is struggling to stay afloat despite a separatist conflict that has been dragging on for nearly ten years and tensions heightened by the upcoming presidential election on October 12. The black volcanic sand coast and the lush green peaks of Limbe have struggled to attract visitors since a crisis erupted in the northwest and southwestCameroon's two English-speaking regions claimed by armed separatist groups, and which has caused the deaths of at least 6,000 people since late 2016. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL BELOUMOU OLOMO/AFP via Getty Images)