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12, January 2024
South Africa says Israel’s response to Hamas operation breached Genocide Convention 0
South Africa says Israel’s response to the offensive launched by the Palestinian Hamas resistance group on October 7 had breached the Genocide Convention, as the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague holds a hearing against Israel for Gaza’s “genocide” case. At the top UN court in The Hague on Thursday, South Africa said […]
12, January 2024
Southern Cameroons: CDC accumulates CFA35 billion in salary arrears despite govt aid 0
Despite resuming operations in 2020 after a suspension in September 2018 due to the Anglophone crisis, CDC continues to struggle with paying its employees’ salaries. This challenge persists despite various financial support from the state, the sole shareholder of the company. “The operational challenges faced by CDC do not allow it to honor its financial […]
12, January 2024
5 Amba fighters killed in military offensive in Southern Cameroons 0
At least five separatist fighters have been killed in an offensive by Cameroon’s military against armed separatists in the restive English-speaking Northwest Region, local and army sources said Tuesday night. The attack took place early Tuesday in the Ewai village of the region. Cameroonian troops raided a separatist hideout, which was serving as the main […]
9, January 2024
Biya’s new fiscal measures leading to salary cuts 0
Effective January 1, 2024, with the implementation of Cameroon’s 2024 fiscal law, the government has introduced new tax measures expected to lead to an inevitable decrease in salaries for some workers. According to Célestin Tawamba, the leader of Cameroonian business leaders, these measures are projected to result in a salary reduction ranging from 5% to […]
9, January 2024
Cleaning the sinful church: Bishop Bibi prohibits Bushu from celebrating Holy Mass 0
Bishop Emmanuel B. Bushu, who retired from the pastoral care of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Buea in December 2019, has been prohibited from celebrating or concelebrating Holy Mass in public in the Cameroonian Episcopal See without the “explicit permission” of his successor. In a letter circulated on Sunday, January 7, the Local Ordinary of Buea […]
9, January 2024
Biya regime faces inflation challenges as rates persist above CEMAC threshold 0
Cameroon’s inflation rate over the past year averaged 7.5% in November 2023, according to information released by the national statistics agency INS. Although this indicator is down by 0.2% compared to October 2023’s 7.7%, it still represents more than double the 3% threshold tolerated in the Cemac. According to the document, inflation rates remain above […]
9, January 2024
Yaoundé to introduce malaria vaccine 0
Cameroon will introduce the malaria vaccine on Jan. 22, according to Manaouda Malachie, the country’s minister of public health. The move is part of concerted efforts to enhance the fight against malaria and reduce morbidity and mortality associated with the disease, the minister said in a statement released Monday night. “The selected vaccine, Mosquirix RTS, […]
9, January 2024
Yaoundé: Kamto calls for single candidate to face Biya in next election 0
Leaders of Cameroon’s main opposition party say they are negotiating with more than 30 opposition leaders to present a single candidate in the next election, should 91-year-old President Paul Biya be incapacitated by ill health. The opposition reacted after Biya, who has ruled for more than four decades, made no mention of running for re-election […]
8, January 2024
Football: Thierry Henry reveals battle with depression throughout his career 0
Arsenal and France legend Thierry Henry has revealed he suffered with depression during his stellar playing career. The 46-year-old, who won the World Cup with France and is Arsenal’s all-time top goalscorer, told the Diary of a CEO podcast that the coronavirus pandemic made him appreciate his mental health struggles as he cried “almost every […]
12, January 2024
Congo-Démocratique: Chaos in Kinshasa as river rises to near-record level 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Floods have wreaked chaos in Kinshasa – the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo – with water pouring into homes and residents navigating submerged roads via canoe. The overflowing River Congo, passing through much of the country, has also swamped places outside the capital. The vast, vital waterway has reached its highest level in […]