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16, January 2026
Biya regime resumes ENS, ENSET entrance exams after three-year suspension 0
After nearly three years of suspension, entrance exams for the Higher Teacher Training Colleges (ENS) and Higher Technical Teacher Training Colleges (ENSET) will officially resume for the 2025–2026 academic year. The announcement was made by Higher Education Minister Jacques Fame Ndongo in a statement signed on January 13, 2026. According to the document, the decision […]
16, January 2026
Issa Tchiroma denies talks with Biya regime 0
Issa Tchiroma is not in talks with veteran ruler Paul Biya’s government, his spokeswoman said Thursday, despite claims of negotiations after last year’s disputed presidential elections. Biya, 92, is the world’s oldest head of state and has been in power since 1982. He was re-elected for an eighth term of office in October. But Tchiroma, […]
15, January 2026
Ugandans vote amid internet blackout and police repression 0
Voting began Thursday in Uganda’s presidential election despite a days-long internet shutdown that has been criticised as an anti-democratic tactic in a country where the president has held office since 1986. Crowds gathered and long lines formed in some areas as polling station openings were delayed and voting materials were seen being delivered after the […]
14, January 2026
Bishop Bibi frees 29 inmates who couldn’t afford bail 0
Twenty-nine inmates from the Buea Central Prison in Cameroon regained their freedom Tuesday following the intervention of Bishop Michael Bibi of Buea, through the Justice and Peace Commission. The Church achieved the feat by paying off fines for prisoners who had completed their sentences but lacked the financial means to secure their own release. As […]
14, January 2026
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 12 civilians killed, 15 wounded in Ndu 0
At least 12 civilians, including women and children, were killed early Wednesday when suspected separatist fighters raided a community in Cameroon’s restive Northwest Region, local authorities said. Fifteen people were also wounded, two critically, in the attack that occurred at around 5:30 a.m. local time in Mbandfung, a village in the English-speaking region’ Ndu subdivision, […]
14, January 2026
South Korea: Prosecutors seek death penalty for ex- president Yoon 0
Prosecutors have asked for South Korea’s former president Yoon Suk Yeol to be handed a death sentence if he is found guilty over his botched attempt to impose martial law. A court in Seoul heard closing arguments in Yoon’s trial, in which he was accused of being the “ringleader of an insurrection”. The charge stems […]
13, January 2026
Yaoundé to recruit 3,000 primary school teachers under Parec Program 0
Cameroon’s government has relaunched the recruitment of 3,000 primary school teachers through the Programme d’Appui à la Réforme de l’Éducation au Cameroun (Parec). The recruitment represents the seventh phase of the third contractualization program for preschool and primary school teachers. The program targets candidates holding a CAPIEMP certificate issued no later than 2020 and aged […]
13, January 2026
Global economy shows resilience amid historic trade, policy uncertainty 0
The global economy is proving more resilient than anticipated despite persistent trade tensions and policy uncertainty, according to the World Bank’s latest Global Economic Prospects report. Global growth is projected to remain broadly steady over the next two years, easing to 2.6% in 2026 before rising to 2.7% in 2027, an upward revision from the […]
12, January 2026
Yaoundé awaits Biya’s new cabinet amid hope and skepticism 0
As Yaoundé the capital awaits the imminent announcement of the 2026 Biya cabinet, the nation once again finds itself at a familiar crossroads of expectation and uncertainty. The 92-year old Cameroonian dictator is expected to unveil a new cabinet that many are hoping will respond to the country’s pressing political, economic, and social challenges. Cabinet […]
16, January 2026
Indomitable Lions: Eto’o handed ban and fine for misconduct 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Sports
Former Cameroon star Samuel Eto’o has been handed a four-match ban and fined $20,000 (£14,960) after being found guilty of misconduct by a Confederation of African Football (Caf) disciplinary panel. A Caf statement said that Eto’o, now president of his nation’s football federation (Fecafoot), had violated its principles of sportsmanship during the 2026 Africa Cup […]