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17, January 2023
Biya regime cuts diamond and gold export duties by 50% to control illegal exits 0
The Cameroonian government, in its 2023 Finance Act, announced it is cutting diamond and gold export duties by 50%. The fees will now be 5% of the FOB value of the ore to be shipped, instead of 10%. “We have noted that since this exit tax was raised to 10%, spontaneous export declarations have virtually […]
17, January 2023
Quebec police say killing of health-care worker from Cameroon was a homicide 0
Quebec provincial police say they are investigating the death last week of a health-care worker from Cameroon as a homicide. The body of Nadine Flora Alinanyinyi, 34, was found Thursday in her apartment in Mont-St-Hilaire, Que., about 40 kilometres east of Montreal. A two-month-old baby was found unharmed inside the apartment. Alinanyinyi had been recruited […]
16, January 2023
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Thieves stole 85 million in Cavaye Djibril’s Tokombéré residence 0
The Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Djibril shocked the nation when he made a complaint recently at the Tokombéré gendarmerie post how some thieves broke into his home and stole huge sums of money. Cameroon Concord News understands the President of the National Assembly made the matter public on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 and […]
14, January 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Doctors Without Borders Welcomes Release of Staff Accused of Aiding Ambazonians 0
Doctors Without Borders, known by its French abbreviation MSF, welcomed Cameroon’s release of five members of its staff detained for a year on charges of helping separatists. MSF maintains it helps anyone who needs medical care and says it will only resume work in separatist areas with government security guarantees. The group this week welcomed […]
14, January 2023
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Amba fighters kill police in Kumba 0
There is a general belief that things are getting better in the country’s two English-speaking regions as some calm has returned but it is obvious that it will take time for genuine and sustainable peace to return to the two restless regions. The new-found peace may still be hiding some dangers and it will not […]
13, January 2023
Elvis Presley’s only child, Lisa Marie, dead at 54 0
Lisa Marie Presley, the only daughter of rock ‘n’ roll legend Elvis Presley, died on Thursday after being rushed to a Los Angeles-area hospital suffering from cardiac arrest, according to media reports. “It is with a heavy heart that I must share the devastating news that my beautiful daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” her […]
13, January 2023
Sand Miners in Muyuka reject the introduction of technology 0
Life could be challenging in rural Cameroon, especially in conflict-hit Southwest, but many people are seeking ways to overcome the challenges and people in Muyuka in the Southwest region are no exception and they are using sand mining to eke out a livelihood. Sand mining is still a major source of livelihood to many youths […]
13, January 2023
Yaoundé: Many prayer sessions are underway and Biya is the reason for the prayers 0
Cameroonians are known for being prayerful, but very few of them ever tell you why they are praying so hard. Many Cameroonians will spend time in churches praying for work, even when they know their own churches do not create jobs. Students will spend the entire academic year praying for excellent grades instead of reading […]
12, January 2023
Football: Messi and Mbappe among nominees for FIFA Best award 0
Fresh from their brilliant performances at the World Cup, Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe are among the nominees for FIFA’s The Best award for last year, world football’s governing body announced on Thursday. Messi, who has won the prize once before, captained Argentina to victory in Qatar, a career-defining triumph that has boosted his chances […]
17, January 2023
Zangaléwa: Founder and lead singer, dies at 71 0
by soter • Entertainment, Headline News, Life
Jean Paul Zé Bella from the Zangalewa group passed away on Sunday, January 15, 2023. According to reports, Zangalewa’s group’s founder and leader, who is well known for the hit song “Zamina Mina Mina,” passed away from lung cancer. He was 71 years old. Zé Bella died in the military hospital in Yaoundé, the nation’s […]