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27, January 2023
The killing of Martinez Zogo highlights a concerning trend of how far Amougou Belinga and his gang are willing to go 0
The body of one of the most prominent journalists in Cameroon was found near the capital of Yaoundé with signs of torture in what appears to be a brutal murder linked to his work. Martinez Zogo’s body was on Sunday found allegedly badly mutilated and his clothes were scattered in the radius of around 100 […]
27, January 2023
Setback in Southern Cameroons shows challenges of Canada’s new Africa strategy 0
An embarrassing setback in a Canadian peace initiative in Cameroon has demonstrated the challenges that could hamper Ottawa’s planned new Africa strategy this year, but federal officials are optimistic the peace talks will still proceed. The federal government is planning to release its Africa strategy in the early months of this year, aiming to boost […]
27, January 2023
Buea: Population rises against drug abuse 0
The use of hard drugs is gradually becoming a trend in Buea and many youths find it pleasing to get involved, but the older folks are against the spread of this dangerous weapon of mass destruction. Recently, some residents in Bomaka, a neighborhood in Buea, took to the streets to protest against hard drugs which […]
26, January 2023
The number of Internet users in Cameroon grew by 10.6% in 2022 0
The number of Internet users in Cameroon increased by 967,000 (+10.6% YoY) in 2022, the GSMA Intelligence recently reported. The Internet penetration rate in the country thus reached 36.5%, compared to 22% in 2021, the organization said. This is good news for operators of the e-commerce sector where Cameroon is still lagging behind a neighboring […]
26, January 2023
Controversial Southern Cameroons Peace Process: Faith leaders call on stakeholders to be God-fearing 0
Catholic, Muslim and Protestant leaders in Cameroon have called for prayers as well as work on confidence-building measures to bring an end to the protracted English-speaking crisis in the country. Responding to the Canadian government’s January 20 announcement of peace talks between some of the separatist factions in the war-torn northwestern and southwestern areas of […]
26, January 2023
Yaoundé: Amnesty International says failure to release 23 detainees over September 2020 protests is ‘deeply disappointing’ 0
Responding to the news that a request to release 23 protesters from detention, all of whom were convicted for participating in a September 2020 protest in Douala, including Dorgelesse Nguessan, a 37-year-old single mother, has been rejected by the High Court of Wouri, Samira Daoud, Amnesty International’s Regional Director for West and Central Africa, said: […]
25, January 2023
President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe: why he still matters 0
The conflict in the North-West and South-West regions of Cameroon has been going on for almost six years. The toll of this conflict, particularly heavy, varies according to the sources. The fact remains that thousands of our compatriots, innocent civilians, soldiers of the Cameroonian defence and security forces, and fighters for the restoration of Southern […]
25, January 2023
Canadian Foreign Minister says Southern Cameroons peace talks ‘messy,’ but should continue 0
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly gave no explanation Tuesday for Cameroon claiming it had never sought Canada’s help in peace talks, but said Ottawa still wants to broker a deal. “Peace processes are always messy and take time, and this is a conflict that has been going for 40 years,” Joly told reporters on the […]
25, January 2023
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Situation Report 0
The Biya Francophone Beti Ewondo regime on Monday said it had not asked Canada to mediate its conflict with the people of Southern Cameroons, apparently denying a statement from the Canadian Foreign Affairs Ministry that it had been assigned to work on a peace process. On Jan. 21, Canada’s foreign ministry said it had accepted […]
28, January 2023
Yaoundé: Human Rights Watch urges probe over Martinez Zogo’s death 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Human Rights Watch on Friday called on Cameroon to launch an independent inquiry into the killing of a popular radio journalist who had spoken out against graft. Martinez Zogo, 50, who regularly attacked financial sleaze and cronyism in the central African nation, was abducted on January 17 outside a police station in the suburbs of […]