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17, July 2024
Southern Cameroons ghost towns: Businesses shuttered without Biya regime’s compensation 0
Anglophone businessmen and women have told the Cameroon Concord News Group that they have suffered huge losses since President Biya declared war against the English speaking people of Southern Cameroons and many have attacked the regime in Yaoundé for refusing to bail them out. Now known as the Southern Cameroons Crisis, the leader of the […]
17, July 2024
Biya at death’s door: administrative officials trying to stave off any protests 0
Cameroon continues its inevitable free fall into chaos as the Biya regime skips from one mistake to the other. The country’s economy has bottomed out, with more than 70% of the country’s graduates being unemployed or underemployed, while their parents struggle to make ends meet. Cameroon has the lowest salaries in the CFA Franc region […]
9, July 2024
UK resolves Rwanda asylum seeker cases after Labour govt scraps deportation policy 0
The High Court cases of three asylum seekers who had brought legal action to block their potential removal to Rwanda were resolved on Tuesday after the UK’s incoming Labour government vowed to scrap the controversial deportation policy. Three asylum seekers who brought court action to block the UK’s attempt to send them to Rwanda had […]
9, July 2024
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Amba fighters nab counter-revolutionary agent 0
Southern Cameroons Self Defense Forces have arrested an individual in Ekok in Eyumojock Sub Division in Manyu on charges of directing a disinformation campaign against the Ambazonia Interim Government and manipulation of Anglophone public opinion against the struggle. The official Southern Cameroons Broadcasting Cooperation news agency said the individual, whose identity was not immediately available, […]
8, July 2024
Liberian president cuts his salary by 40% 0
Liberia’s President Joseph Boakai has announced that he will slash his salary by 40%. His office said he hoped to set a precedent for “responsible governance” and demonstrate “solidarity” with Liberians. Government salaries have been under intense scrutiny recently as Liberians complain about the rising cost of living. Around one in five people live on […]
7, July 2024
ECOWAS summit undermined by Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso forming confederation 0
The military leaders of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso military have formed a new confederation, undermining the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The ECOWAS Heads of State and Government for validation summit is scheduled to take place in Abuja, Nigeria on Sunday. However, the traditional regional bloc linked to Western countries is facing […]
7, July 2024
Biya seeks to extend mandate of legislature: Can democracy survive 2025 in Cameroon? 0
Cameroon will be holding elections in 2025 — a tribute, it could be argued, to the power of an idea, democracy, and to the spread of political freedom. Political commentators in the nation’s capital Yaoundé will see 2025 as a milestone in democracy’s long journey from the rowdy town square debates of classical Athens, through […]
5, July 2024
Eto’o fined $200,000 but escapes match-fixing charge 0
African football’s governing body has fined Samuel Eto’o, the president of the Cameroonian Football Federation (Fecafoot), $200,000 for an ethics breach, but found insufficient evidence to pursue a charge related to allegations of match-fixing. The Confederation of African Football (Caf) opened an investigation into Eto’o’s conduct in August last year after receiving “written statements from […]
5, July 2024
Cameroon in 2025: Biya regime warns against pre-election disorder 0
Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji said on Thursday that the government will “not tolerate” any pre-election disorder in the country. “Any act to destabilize the elections will not be tolerated. The political leader who tries to disrupt the elections will regret having joined the political game,” Nji told reporters at the end of […]
17, July 2024
Kumbo: Nso people warn Bishop George Nkuo against adulterating their culture 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Religion
In a strongly-worded letter addressed to the Bishop of Kumbo in Cameroon’s North West region, the Nso Cultural and Development Association, NSODA, have warned the Catholic Church against adulterating their culture “in the guise of inculturation.” Social media has in recent days been inundated with videos of some of the most dreaded and sacred masquerades […]