Mimi Mefo Newuh (born May 16, 1989; with the maiden name Takambou Baleng, Cameroon)^[1] is a Cameroonian journalist and human rights activist who reports on the Anglophone crisis and advocates for press freedom. She went into exile in England following a tweet related to the Anglophone crisis^[2] in Cameroon and subsequent incarceration.

Mimi Mefo Newuh was born on May 16, 1989, in Baleng near Bafoussam in the Western Region of Cameroon.^[3] She studied journalism at the University of Buea, where she obtained a bachelor's degree in journalism in 2011 after completing her A-levels.^[1]

She began her career at HI Tv, a local television station in Buea, in the South-West Region. Later, she worked as a reporter and anchor for Equinoxe Television.^[3] She also served as the deputy editor-in-chief ^[4]at the same television station, overseeing the Anglophone desk^[5]

In 2018, she was arrested and detained for 10 days on charges of "endangering state security".^[6] She was accused of posting a tweet accusing the Cameroonian army of being responsible for the death of an American pastor in the North-West Region of Cameroon in the context of the Anglophone crisis. She was released after an international campaign of support.^[7] Following her release from prison, she left Cameroon for England^[8] and was recruited by Deutsche Welle in Germany.^[9]

• Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Journalism Award in 2019.^[10][11]

• Best Female TV Presenter 2018/2019 in Cameroon in 2019.^[3]

• Female journalist of the year 2018 in Cameroon in 2018.^[12]

Mimi Mefo got married in the UK on October 7, 2022, in a wedding to her current husband, Kingsley Sheteh Newuh. They currently have two children, Glorianna-Kim Fehngoin Newuh and Bisona-Kim Awumbom Newuh.