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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 […]
2, May 2024
Tens of thousands of trained teachers, doctors and nurses have fled Cameroon 0
Hundreds of thousands of workers across Cameroon are observing International Labor Day on May 1 by marching against abuses they say include illegal dismissals and failure to pay the $70 monthly minimum wage, even as the cost of living increases. Trade unions say tens of thousands of trained teachers, doctors and nurses have fled the […]
30, April 2024
US: Trump fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating gag order in hush money trial 0
The New York judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined the former president on Tuesday for defying a gag order and warned that further violations could result in jail time. Judge Juan Merchan held the 77-year-old Trump in contempt of court for breaching an order that he not publicly attack witnesses, jurors or […]
30, April 2024
Cameroon Employers Association: Célestin Tawamba’s landslide victory raises questions 0
The election of Célestin Tawamba as the head of the Cameroon Employers’ Association (Gecam) is hailed as a resounding success, according to a statement released after the organization’s first general assembly. Gecam was born from the merger of the Inter-Patronal Group of Cameroon (Gicam) and Cameroon Enterprises (Ecam). Tawamba’s slate, the only one in contention, […]
30, April 2024
At Yaoundé Forum: mayors resolve to make birth registration a top priority 0
Local and city council mayors in Cameroon have signed a charter which reflects their desire to take birth registration efforts more seriously in all their respective municipalities. The mayors took the resolve at the end of a recent two-day forum in Yaounde which laid bare all facets of problems hindering civil status registration in the […]
30, April 2024
Biya Regime Confiscates Starlink Equipment as Service Shutdown Looms 0
Cameroon has been seizing Starlink kits at its borders due to the Internet service provider lacking a license in the country. Starlink plans to discontinue service in regions where it isn’t licensed, including Cameroon, on April 30. Cameroonian authorities worry about Starlink’s impact on the national telecommunications and Internet provider, Camtel. In a notice to […]
3, May 2024
Gaza Crisis: President Biden to host Jordan king next week 0
by soter • Headline News, Politics, World
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 […]