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8, May 2026
US destroyers flee Strait of Hormuz after massive Iranian missile and drone barrage 0
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Navy says its forces inflicted significant damage on US naval assets in a large-scale combined operation on Thursday evening, forcing three American destroyers to flee the Strait of Hormuz. In a statement, the commander of the IRGC Navy noted that the operation was launched in response to two provocative […]
7, May 2026
US Secretary Rubio meets Pope Leo XIV in bid to ease tensions 0
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio paid a fence‑mending visit to the Vatican on Thursday, highlighting close ties between the two sides after President Donald Trump’s attacks on Pope Leo XIV over his opposition to the Iran war angered the Holy See and triggered an ongoing public spat. The US State Department underlined its “strong […]
7, May 2026
Cameroon cocoa prices climb back above CFA 1,500 ahead of season end 0
Cocoa bean prices are rising again across Cameroon’s production basins just two months before the end of the 2025/2026 marketing season scheduled for July 15. According to data published by the Information System for Commodity Chains (SIF) of the National Cocoa and Coffee Board (ONCC), cocoa prices ranged between CFA1,550 and CFA1,650 per kilogram as […]
7, May 2026
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Socadel ordered to intensify fight against electricity fraud 0
Cameroon’s new management team at the Cameroon Electricity Company (Socadel), installed on May 5, 2026 in Yaoundé, officially takes office with an immediate mandate: intensify the fight against electricity fraud and help restore a power sector facing deep structural difficulties. The directive was issued by Minister of Water and Energy Gaston Eloundou Essomba during the […]
7, May 2026
Yaoundé moves toward dedicated funding for Cameroon’s film industry 0
Cameroon’s Minister of Arts and Culture, Bidoung Mkpatt, has pledged to establish a new framework to secure dedicated State funding for the country’s film industry, responding to long-standing calls from filmmakers for more structured government support in production, infrastructure and distribution. The commitment was made during a meeting in Yaounde with a delegation from the […]
6, May 2026
Cavayé Yéguié Djibril: both a builder and a barrier 0
The passing of Cavayé Yéguié Djibril at the age of 86 marks more than the death of a man; it signals the fading of a political era that shaped modern Cameroon for over three decades. For 34 years, Djibril presided over the National Assembly, a tenure unmatched in the country’s history and rare across the […]
6, May 2026
CNN’s pioneering founder Ted Turner dies at 87 0
Ted Turner, who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said Wednesday. Cable News Network upended established broadcasting with its dedication to around-the-clock breaking news and shot to global recognition with its coverage of the Gulf War in 1990-91. Ted Turner created CNN […]
6, May 2026
CPDM MP Hon. Mbe Essae Mendomo dies suddenly in Yaounde 0
The lower house of Parliament has been struck by two deaths as it mourns the loss of its former president and Honourable Théodore Alexandre Mbe Essae Mendomo, MP for Djoum in the Dja-et-Lobo Division. He died on 6 May 2026, after a period of illness. According to sources close to the Parliament, the legislator had […]
6, May 2026
Cavaye Yeguie Djibril dies aged 86 0
After the former President of the Senate who died just a few days ago, Cameroon has once again been struck by the loss of a major state figure. This time, it is former Speaker of the National Assembly, Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, who has kicked the bucket at 86. A towering presence in the country’s political […]
8, May 2026
President Biya will attempt to go to Heaven illegally 0
by soter • Cameroon, Editorial, Headline News, Religion
In a conversation a cream of Cameroon Concord Group reporters had with Cardinal Christian Tumi, the great man of God observed that the Almighty Father will ask President Paul Biya what he did with the lives entrusted to him. Cardinal Christian Tumi walked among us and like the Master Jesus Christ the Prince of Peace; […]