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16, January 2025
Former Secretary General at the Presidency David Abouem à Tchoyi dies aged 81 0
The former Secretary General at the presidency of the republic David Abouem à Tchoyi has died at the age of 81. The renowned civil administrator, who was governor of the South West and North West provinces died Wednesday 15 January 2025 in Yaoundé. Family sources said Mr Abouem had lost consciousness. He collapsed and was […]
15, January 2025
Sisiku Ayuk Tabe leading the Ambazonia revolution from behind bars 0
Sisiku Julius Ayuk Tabe has already served seven years of his life sentence at the Yaoundé principal prison in Cameroon, but he is not ready to budge an inch in the political beliefs that landed him there. “The fight for homeland is existential and non-negotiable – being part of the struggle is a calling and not […]
15, January 2025
French Cameroun: 3 killed in armed attack on military camp 0
At least three security forces personnel were killed in an armed attack on a military camp in Cameroon, local media reported. Suspected Boko Haram terrorists attacked Ngouma military camp on Monday in the Logone-et-Chari department of the Far North Region, according to the daily Journal de Cameroun. The victims were members of the country’s Defense […]
15, January 2025
Cuba to release more than 550 prisoners after being cleared from US terror list 0
Cuba said Tuesday it would release 553 prisoners in response to Washington removing the communist country from its list of terror sponsors in a deal hailed by relatives of jailed protesters. The White House said President Joe Biden was removing Cuba from the list of state sponsors of terrorism in one of his last official […]
15, January 2025
Biya’s Justice Minister receiving emergency treatment in French hospital 0
Justice Minister Laurent Esso had to be rushed to a hospital in France after becoming seriously unwell. Esso had to be evacuated by a presidential directive after he fell ill at his home in Yaoundé. Mr Laurent Esso is widely seen as one of President Biya’s most trusted acolytes and has served in his government […]
15, January 2025
Mozambique: new president sworn in despite opposition boycott 0
Mozambique’s new President Daniel Chapo has been sworn in at a low-key ceremony in the capital, Maputo, more than three months after heavily disputed elections. Most businesses in Maputo were shut after defeated presidential candidate Venâncio Mondlane called for a national strike to protest against Chapo’s inauguration. Chapo won the election held in October with […]
15, January 2025
Yaoundé, Riyadh sign Hajj agreement for smooth 2025 pilgrimage 0
Cameroon and Saudi Arabia signed an agreement on Monday to ensure the smooth organization of the 2025 Hajj pilgrimage, scheduled for next June. The agreement was signed in Jeddah by Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq bin Fawzan al-Rabiah, and Cameroon’s Minister of Territorial Administration, Paul Atanga Nji, who also chairs the National […]
14, January 2025
World Bank ends CFA45bn Swedd Project in Cameroon over poor results 0
The World Bank has decided to end the Sahel Women’s Empowerment and Demographic Dividend (Swedd) Project in Cameroon due to unsatisfactory outcomes. Though the decision was made months ago, it was formally communicated to Cameroon’s authorities on December 18, 2024, in a letter from Cheick Fantamady Kanté, the World Bank’s country director for Cameroon, to […]
14, January 2025
US: “Trump would have been convicted if he were not reelected” 0
U.S. Special Counsel Jack Smith concluded that Donald Trump engaged in an “unprecedented criminal effort” to hold onto power after losing the 2020 election, but was thwarted in bringing the case to trial by the president-elect’s November election victory, according to a report published on Tuesday. The report details Smith’s decision to bring a four-count […]
16, January 2025
Global Economy Stabilizes, But Developing Economies Face Tougher Slog 0
by soter • Business, Headline News, World
Developing economies—which fuel 60 percent of global growth—are projected to finish the first quarter of the 21st century with the weakest long-term growth outlook since 2000, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Even as the global economy stabilizes in the next two years, developing economies are expected to make slower progress […]