Yaounde — Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been in power for nearly four decades and is Africa’s oldest and second longest-serving leader. Critics of Biya’s long rule suspect he is seeking a family dynasty after newly established groups this month started calling for his son, Franck, to succeed him. The most prominent of the four […]
Its metropolis are in search of dump sites to enforce the campaign piloted by the City Mayor to give the town a facelift. Inhabitants of the metropolitan City of Bamenda are believers that a clean city helps matters to stay safe in the face of mounting garbage on some streets and neighbourhoods. It is against […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon’s military said Wednesday its troops pushed back about 80 terrorists from Fotokol, a town on the border with Nigeria. The statement said the Boko Haram fighters were from the Nigerian town of Wulgo in Borno State. Cameroon’s military said it killed several fighters in clashes this week, but Boko Haram escaped […]
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The Jumbam Family Foundation this year is assisting 17 widows from the two regions with 5.5 million FCFA to enable them rebuild their lives. Some 18 women widowed by the war in the North West and South West Regions last year received 10 million FCFA to start small businesses and engage in livestock farming. The […]
Nairobi — Presidential Directives Spurred by IMF Loan Talks Present Opportunity, Risks Cameroonian president Paul Biya’s recent directives to improve oversight and investigate misappropriation of Covid-19 funding requires additional safeguards, Human Rights Watch said today. The call for greater oversight was apparently spurred by the government’s ongoing negotiations for a new multiyear loan from the […]
For more than five years now Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt have been seeking ways of putting in place an acceptable strategy on the filing and management of the dam. For those who have been following international diplomacy for the past decades, there is no doubt that the current dispute over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam […]
The Council’s 2020 Administrative and Management Accounts session on April 16, 2021 charted a new way forward with deliberations that inspire hope. Local development in Tubah Municipality; Mezam Division is expected to have a new lease of life with the commitment of the municipal Council to fast-tract efforts. Their 2020 Council Administrative and Management Accounts […]
Cameroon women’s team will miss the Olympic Games for the second time in a row, after a drab 0-0 draw against Chile in the CAF-CONMEBOL intercontinental playoff second leg on Tuesday in Antalya, Turkey. The Lionesses suffered a huge setback in the first leg, after falling to La Roja 2-1 courtesy of Camila Saez and […]
Yaoundé — Scores of Cameroonians with kidney failure and their relatives have blocked traffic since Monday around a Yaoundé hospital to protest a shortage of dialysis treatment. Cameroon authorities blame administrative procedures and coronavirus disruptions for slowing the import of dialysis machines and medicines. Traffic was at a standstill in Yaounde’s Melen neighborhood this week […]
The competition saw Billy Takougoum clinch a spot for the African championship in shot put. The third athletics national meeting took place in Douala on March 27 and 28 at the annex Number 2 of the Japoma sports complex, with Billy Takougoum picking up a qualification ticket for the upcoming African games in Algeria. He […]
Though touched by the unfortunate incident on March 30, 2021, both nations still booked spots in the 2021 AFCON. Ghanaian FIFA referee, Charles Bulu is reported to have lost consciousness while officiating the Africa Cup of Nations(AFCON) qualifying game pitting Côte d’Ivoire and Ethiopia. The incident took place on March 30, 2021 in Abidjan- Côte […]
Comoros and Gambia will be making their debuts in the 2022 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) scheduled to hold in Cameroon. The outcome of the qualifying campaign for the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) to be played next year in Cameroon produced big surprises. Countries like Comoros and Gambia whose names have never been heard […]
Students showed their production during open doors days last week in Douala. Promoting the skills of students in the technical field has been on the limelight of recent during the open days that was organised for technical schools in the Littoral Region. During the open days that ran from March 25-26, students showcased their talents […]
Tongues have been wagging Yaounde following the re-election of some ailing octogenarians to the helm of Cameroon’s two houses of parliament last month. Recent footage from the Upper House of Parliament showed 86-year-old Senator Marcel Niat Njifenji teetering to the podium on Thursday March 18. He was going to assume office following his re-election as […]
President Paul Biya’s son is making a name for himself on Cameroon’s political scene. Some observers think he is being groomed to take over the job of his 88-year-old father. In recent years, the debate over who will succeed Cameroon’s long-time president Paul Biya has become a point of political contention. The 88-year-old, who has […]
Yaounde, Cameroon — Cameroon Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute said chaos in the Central African Republic has stalled development efforts and peace initiatives in Cameroon. Ngute met Monday night with Faustin-Archange Touadéra before Tuesday’s second inauguration of the C.A.R. leader. Ngute said Cameroon President Paul Biya, who sent him to Bangui for the inauguration, has […]
Yaounde — Cameroon’s military on Tuesday said it deployed troops to its northern border with Nigeria after a series of attacks authorities say were carried out the terrorist group Boko Haram. The group did not claim responsibility, but Cameroonian authorities said they also deployed village militias in response to the attacks. Cattle rancher Donald Kulbe […]