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10, November 2025
Context of the Cameroon Presidential Election and President-Elect Issa Tchiroma’s Ultimatum 0
Cameroon’s presidential election on October 12, 2025, was marred by allegations of fraud, voter suppression, and irregularities, as reported by opposition groups and international observers. The Constitutional Council proclaimed incumbent President Paul Biya, aged 92, the winner with 53.7% of the vote on October 27, 2025, securing his eighth term since 1982. Opposition leader Issa […]
10, November 2025
Tchiroma gives authorities 48-hour ultimatum to release post-election detainees 0
Cameroon’s opposition continues to contest the result of the latest presidential election. Presidential runner-up Issa Tchiroma Bakary gave authorities a 48-hour ultimatum to release all prisoners arrested in the protests that followed the re-election of Paul Biya. In a video posted on social media on Sunday, Tchiroma accused the government of “state gangsterism and state […]
10, November 2025
US: Trump pardons Giuliani and others accused of plot to overturn 2020 election 0
US President Donald Trump has pardoned his former personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani and dozens of other allies who stood accused of trying to overturn the result of the 2020 election. He also pardoned his former White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, in a proclamation that vowed to “end a grave national injustice”. Others who […]
6, November 2025
Yaoundé: World’s oldest president sworn in for eighth term 0
Cameroon’s 92-year-old leader Paul Biya has been sworn in for another seven years as president in a ceremony at the country’s parliament in Yaoundé. Biya won a controversial eighth term in a fiercely disputed election last month. He has been in power for 43 years, and addressed only one campaign rally before the election. The […]
6, November 2025
The delusion of democracy in Cameroon 0
Throughout history, great thinkers and psychologists have wondered why people prefer to live with illusions rather than confront painful realities. In A Theory of Cognitive Dissonance, Leon Festinger observed that when our beliefs or actions clash with reality, we experience deep psychological discomfort. To avoid this discomfort, humans often distort facts because fabrications offer emotional […]
6, November 2025
Goodbye National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon 0
The Episcopal Conference of the Democratic Republic of Congo and the National Episcopal Conference of Cameroon (NECC) are the national assemblies of Catholic bishops in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Republic of Cameroon, charged with providing collective guidance on issues of faith, morals, social justice and public life. The similarities end there. While […]
5, November 2025
Women’s soccer: Cameroon among four teams added to 2026 WAFCON after failing to qualify 0
The recently-added nations lost in the final qualifying round but were the highest ranked of those who did, deeming them eligible, by CAF’s executive committee, to be included in the expansion. Of them, only Mali featured in this summer’s tournament. They will join Morocco (hosts), Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi, Algeria, Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Kenya, Cape […]
5, November 2025
Parts of Cameroon deserted as Tchiroma calls for a lockdown to protest election results 0
Some cities in Cameroon were deserted Tuesday after the main opposition leader asked citizens to stay at home to protest the recent election win of 92-year-old President Paul Biya. The three-day lockdown, which began Monday, was mainly in key opposition strongholds including the economic hub of Douala and in northern cities like Maroua and Garoua, […]
5, November 2025
US urged to rethink ties with Cameroon after reelection of ‘corrupt’ Biya regime 0
In a post on X, Republican Senator Jim Risch of Idaho criticised the “sham” reelection of President Paul Biya, saying his regime has only made life worse for those living in Cameroon — including Americans. “The corrupt Biya regime in Cameroon hunts its political opponents, enables Wagner’s illicit activities, and has created conditions for jihadist […]
10, November 2025
Atanga Nji: Neither a saint nor a devil, says a family member! 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
A recent article published by Bruno Bidjang, a pro-Cameroon-government journalist, on Atanga Nji’s CFAF 57 million to the ruling CPDM and the government of Cameroon in 1988, has triggered a wave of criticism, with many Cameroonians, many of whom do not have details about Atanga Nji’s wealth and his rise to power, indicating that the […]