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6, May 2024
Southern Cameroons Crisis: General Sagon among 3 killed in Ngoketunjia 0
Three separatist fighters, including a key commander, were killed when government forces struck their hideout on Sunday in Cameroon’s war-torn Anglophone region of Northwest, according to local and security sources. The crackdown, as confirmed by a military official in the region who requested not to be named, was launched in the early hours of Sunday […]
4, May 2024
Football: Real Madrid confirmed as La Liga champions 0
Real Madrid clinched the Spanish title on Saturday for the fourth time in 12 years, beating Cadiz 3-0 before previous champions Barcelona lost 4-2 at Girona. Carlo Ancelotti’s side romped clear of last season’s winners and shock challengers Girona to clinch their record-extending 36th La Liga trophy. AFP Sport breaks down the keys to Los […]
4, May 2024
London: Labour’s Sadiq Khan easily wins record third term as mayor 0
London’s Labour mayor Sadiq Khan on Saturday secured a record third term, dealing the Conservatives another damaging defeat in their worst local election results in recent memory months before an expected general election. Khan, 53, easily beat Tory challenger Susan Hall to scupper largely forlorn Tory hopes that they could prise the UK capital away […]
4, May 2024
CPDM Crime Syndicate climbs 8 places in RSF Ranking, but Journalists still at risk 0
Cameroon has climbed eight spots to 130th out of 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index, according to the annual report released on Friday, May 3, by Reporters Without Borders (RSF). Despite this improvement from its 138th position in the 2023 edition, RSF underscores that Cameroon remains one of Africa’s most perilous countries for […]
3, May 2024
Gaza Crisis: President Biden to host Jordan king next week 0
US President Joe Biden will host Jordan’s King Abdullah II next week, the White House said Friday, as negotiations continue in the Middle East for a ceasefire in Gaza. The meeting will be “private” and will be followed by a readout, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters, without giving a date for the […]
3, May 2024
Immigrating to Canada from Cameroon: All you need is to deliver an Anthony Joshua knockout blow 0
A scuffle ensued and blows were exchanged when thousands of university graduates in Cameroon swamped the University of Buea (UB) campus to apply for the French language proficiency test, Test de Connaissance du Français (TCF), a requirement to obtain a Canadian visa. Canada has become a new destination for thousands of graduates from Cameroon, in […]
2, May 2024
Diocese of Buea: Bishop Bibi recognizes pastoral agents’ “hard work, sacrifices” 0
On the occasion of the annual celebration of the International Labor Day commemorated May 1, Bishop Michael Miabesue Bibi of Cameroon’s Buea Diocese has recognized with “gratitude and appreciation” the sacrificial efforts pastoral workers make in serving the people of God in his Episcopal See. In a statement issued Wednesday, May 1, Bishop Bibi recalls […]
2, May 2024
BEAC sets two-week deadline to withdraw CFA150bn from banks in inflation battle 0
The Central Bank of Central African States (Beac) kicked off its 4th round of bond issuance on April 29, aiming to tighten bank liquidity. Through three bond issuances scheduled between April 29 and May 13, the central bank aims to withdraw a total of CFA150 billion from commercial banks’ coffers. The first three rounds of […]
2, May 2024
Yaounde: Dion Ngute discusses upcoming S.Korea-Africa summit with visiting Minister Kang 0
Second Vice Foreign Minister Kang In-sun has met with Cameroon’s Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute in the Central African country and discussed an upcoming leaders’ summit of South Korea and African nations, Seoul’s foreign ministry said Wednesday. Kang’s courtesy call on Dion Ngute on Tuesday (local time) came during her weeklong two-nation trip as a […]
7, May 2024
Russia to hold nuclear drills following ‘threats’ from West 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, News
Russia has started preparations for missile drills near Ukraine simulating the use of tactical nuclear weapons in response to “threats” by Western officials. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said recent statements by French President Emmanuel Macron and the British Foreign Secretary David Cameron constituted a “completely new round of escalation of tension”. Last week, Mr Macron […]