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25, January 2019
Conflicts and corruption in Cameroon drain the economy 0
Cameroon is finding it difficult to meet its financial commitments as the battle against armed separatists and corruption depletes the country’s resources. In addition to corruption and the battle against separatists fighting to create an English-speaking state, there is also the war against Boko Haram on Cameroon’s northern border with Nigeria and the spillover of […]
25, January 2019
Biya owes much of his survival to a longstanding relationship with various French gov’ts 0
On 6 November 2018, 85-year-old Paul Biya was sworn in for his seventh term as president of Cameroon, extending his 36-year rule. It is remarkable, more so considering that up to 60 per cent of the population is below the age of 25. It means that the vast majority of Cameroonians have never known a […]
24, January 2019
Of Biya and the Chinese, CDC, PAMOL and business tycoon Danpullo 0
The Chinese government recently announced that it has written off almost $78m (£60m) from Cameroon’s debt as part of measures to ease economic hardship in the country, but it is evidently clear that China is exploiting a desperate regime that is taking the last kicks of a dying horse and playing for greater access to […]
24, January 2019
Congo-Kinshasa set for historic transfer of power under shadow of disputed election 0
Felix Tshisekedi is to be sworn in on Thursday as president of Democratic Republic of Congo, marking the country’s first-ever peaceful handover of power after chaotic and bitterly-disputed elections. At 55, opposition leader Tshisekedi takes over from Joseph Kabila who is stepping aside after 18 years at the helm of sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest country. The […]
24, January 2019
Ambazonia Crisis: Atanga Nji Says Over 60,000 IDPs receive government assistance 0
Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji said Tuesday that the government has assisted more than 60,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the two troubled English-speaking regions of Northwest and Southwest. “As of today, there are 60,345 Cameroonians who have already received humanitarian assistance in the two regions. There are also 1,200 families that […]
24, January 2019
2019 AFCON Fiasco: Aecom’s ‘impossibly fast’ delivery of 50,000-seat Cameroon stadium 0
Cameroon may no longer be hosting the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, but the Japoma Stadium is still set to be delivered to the original, tight schedule. Project name: Japoma Stadium Client: State of Cameroon Value: $220m (£171m) Contract type: Design and build Main contractor: Yenigün Design and structural engineer: Aecom Steel subcontractor: BCES Bülbüloğlu […]
24, January 2019
La Republique’s plan for a Francophone-led tech hub isn’t being welcomed in Ambazonia 0
The Cameroon government is backing a new technology hub to be called “Cameroon Silicon River” in its capital city Yaoundé, in a move that is likely to move attention from its small, but already thriving ecosystem in the country’s southwest region. The new tech hub is modeled after Buea’s Silicon Mountain and will take a […]
24, January 2019
French Cameroun: At least 23 killed in bus crash 0
At least 23 people have died in a road accident in Cameroon’s north, local authorities say. Kildadi Taguieke Boukar, the governor of the region where the crash took place, told dpa that it appeared a truck from neighbouring Chad collided with a public transport bus. Boukar added that the crash was caused by “overspeeding.” Three […]
23, January 2019
Petit Pays releases new album-“Wala Longo’o” 0
The King of Makossa Love, Petit Pays has made public a new release entitled “Wala Long’o”. A statement from his manager-promoter MOH KUKOURI VIP PRODUCTION speaks of the artist trials and tribulations including his rehab following a serious accident. Below is the official press release from MOH KUKOURI VIP PRODUCTION: When death stares you in the face, […]
25, January 2019
Catholics save lives in Cameroon as fighting intensifies 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Religion
An ambulance dispatched by a Catholic Church-run hospital in Cameroon continued saving lives this month amid fresh outbreaks of violence between the military and armed groups. Elengu Noella, 27, told voanews.com that the vehicle whisked her and four other women to safety during a firefight between security personnel and separatists but two of her three children were […]