There are moments in the beautiful game when victory is more than a score line. There are moments when a trophy becomes a statement, a response to doubt and a vindication of those who dared to believe. Cameroon’s historic triumph at the 2026 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations is one such moment. The Indomitable Lionesses’ […]
Zambia’s President Hakainde Hichilema won re-election with 60 percent of votes cast last week, the electoral commission announced Tuesday, after a race critics said was tightly managed by his government. Thursday’s election in the copper-rich nation was largely peaceful but the run-up was tainted by opposition claims of intimidation, arrests, violence and irregularities. The result […]
Thousands of Cameroonians gathered in Yaounde on Monday to celebrate the national football team after they won their first Women’s Africa Cup of Nations. The Cameroonian women were greeted by hundreds of supporters on the tarmac Monday upon their return from Morocco where they beat Malawi 3–0 in Sunday’s final to claim the 2026 WAFCON […]
Cameroon’s demographics make youth central to the country’s economic development. Citizens aged 18-35 constitute 57% of the country’s labour force (World Bank, 2025a). But the economy has struggled – and failed – to absorb the growing number of labour-market entrants, and many youth continue to face unemployment, underemployment, or vulnerable informal employment (World Bank, 2025a; […]
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it is prepared to deliver a crushing response to any threat or aggression as a war-termination deal between Iran and the United States expires with no breakthrough in sight for talks to permanently end hostilities. The IRGC issued a statement on Monday, commemorating the 36th anniversary of the return of Iranian prisoners […]
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