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21, March 2025
Cameroon’s public debt up 7.8% in 2024, driven by government borrowing 0
Cameroon’s public debt climbed 7.8% in 2024, reaching CFA14.237 trillion by the end of December—about 45.6% of the country’s GDP. The latest report from the National Sinking Fund (CAA), released in March 2025, attributes this rise mainly to borrowing by the central government. Despite the increase, the CAA maintains that the debt remains under control […]
20, March 2025
Archbishop Andrew Nkea urges direct talks with Anglophone separatists 0
According to the Archbishop of the Bamenda archdiocese, the Yaoundé government needs to engage direct talks with separatists in the country’s two English-speaking regions if a sustainable peace is to come. Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya was speaking in Yaoundé on March 18 during a meeting to assess the ground covered in implementing the resolutions of […]
20, March 2025
Hon. Rose Abunaw’s vision of women era as she quits Mohwa 0
The former Vice President of the National Assembly today challenged Cameroonians to consider rallying behind female politicians so as to create gender parity. During a recent sackcloth removal in loving memory of her late elder sister General Nana Abunaw, Rose Abunaw said Yaoundé had built women’s leadership but must expand their fields of participation in […]
19, March 2025
Indomitable Lions stumble in 0-0 draw with Eswatini in World Cup qualifier 0
Cameroon endured a frustrating evening as they were held to a goalless draw by Eswatini in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, despite fielding Premier League stars Andre Onana and Bryan Mbeumo. The result extended the Indomitable Lions’ lead at the top of Group D to two points, but Cape Verde or Libya could leapfrog them with […]
19, March 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 2 soldiers killed in suspected separatist attack 0
At least two Cameroonian soldiers were killed early Wednesday in a suspected separatist attack in the country’s West Region, according to security sources. The attack took place in Magda in the West Region, which borders the English-speaking region of Northwest, where an armed separatist conflict is ongoing, local officials said. An army official in the […]
19, March 2025
Biya regime orders crackdown on soldiers seeking Ukraine fight 0
Minister Delegate at the Presidency of the Republic in charge of Defense (Mindef), Joseph Beti Assomo, issued a directive on March 13, 2025, outlining measures to prevent Cameroonian army deserters from joining the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In a written message to defense and security forces (FDS) unit heads, Assomo instructed them to prevent […]
19, March 2025
MTN Cameroon’s revenue up 14.2% in 2024, driven by network services 0
MTN Cameroon continues its upward trend. For 2024, the parent company, MTN, reported a 14.2% increase in the branch’s operations, reaching CFA 366.6 billion, based on an average exchange rate of 33.13 CFA to the South African rand. In 2023, the Cameroonian branch had already posted a 9.2% growth compared to 2022. While the company […]
18, March 2025
Nigerian Senate to probe Cameroon’s encroachment on Akwa Ibom oil wells 0
The Nigerian Senate has constituted an ad-hoc committee to investigate alleged annexation of maritime territories, mangrove islands villages of Effiat clan in Mbo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom. The resolution is sequel to adoption of a motion, sponsored by Senator Aniekan Bassey (PDP-Akwa Ibom) and co-sponsored by six other senators at plenary on Tuesday. […]
18, March 2025
Yaoundé secures $400mln from World Bank in new funding deals 0
Biya regime secured $400 million (about CFA239.6 billion at the current exchange rate) from the World Bank to improve public finance management and promote sustainable, inclusive growth. According to a statement from the World Bank, the funds will be provided through two new financing deals. The first will offer budget support to help Cameroon boost […]
21, March 2025
Cameroon’s displaced population exceeded 1 Million amid persistent violence 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
More than one million people were displaced in Cameroon in 2024, according to a report published in early March by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The report identified 453,662 displaced people in the Far North region, 583,113 in the Northwest and Southwest regions, and 281,488 refugees from the Central African Republic in the East. “Although there […]