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19, August 2025
When portraits rule: The presidency becomes a shrine! 0
Ah! What a grand spectacle of democracy turned into pilgrimage, where citizens no longer travel to Jerusalem or Mecca, but to Etoudi—armed not with rosaries or Qur’ans, but with envelopes of pledges and pockets emptied of 5 to10K contributions. The Presidency has become a shrine, and Ferdinand Ngoh Ngoh its high priest, who, like the […]
19, August 2025
Security guarantees for Ukraine still unclear after Washington summit 0
President Donald Trump on Tuesday ruled out sending US troops to back up any Ukraine peace deal but suggested air support instead, as European nations began hashing out security guarantees ahead of a potential Russia summit. In a flurry of diplomacy aimed at ending the war, Trump brought Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders […]
18, August 2025
Battle for Etoudi: ELECAM considers relocating polling stations 0
Elections Cameroon (Elecam), the country’s election body, is moving to change the locations of certain polling places after a formal request from a presidential candidate. In an official message obtained by SBBC, Elecam Director-General Erik Essousse asked his ten regional delegates to “urgently submit proposals for changing the locations of polling stations, particularly those situated in […]
18, August 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis displaces 300 in June amid exam season violence 0
About 300 civilians were forcibly displaced from Banga-Bakundu in Cameroon’s Southwest Region in June, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). The U.N. agency reported that the civilians moved to nearby communities, including Banga, Muyuka, Bombe-Bakundu, and Mbalangi. OCHA said the displacement was a result of the community’s “strategic […]
18, August 2025
Sonara adopts 2-year plan to restart Limbe refinery by 2027 0
Cameroon’s National Refining Company (Sonara) approved on August 13 the Acceleration Plan for Restructuring and Rehabilitation Measures for Refining Restart within 24 months (Parras 24). The initiative agreed upon during a Board Meeting aims to resume production by 2027 with government support. “Parras 24 is designed to relaunch Sonara’s core functions and ensure the continuity […]
18, August 2025
Race for the Unity Palace: Tchiroma dismisses party secretary amid tribal controversy 0
Jeanne Nsoga, the former secretary general of the Cameroon National Salvation Front (CNSF), has been expelled by its leader, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, just as he launches a presidential bid. Nsoga, previously unknown to the public, gained attention in recent weeks for her frequent appearances alongside the former minister, who resigned from the government on June […]
16, August 2025
Bishop of Bafoussam urges citizens to vote with conscience in October presidential poll 0
Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné of Cameroon’s Catholic Diocese of Bafoussam has called on citizens of the country to remain vigilant, uphold truth, and vote with integrity in the country’s upcoming elections, warning against corruption, tribalism, and the sale of conscience. In his Thursday, August 14 homily during the Diocese’s annual Peace Pilgrimage, Bishop Lontsié-Keuné described the […]
16, August 2025
Newspaper Publishers welcome CAMASEJ Ethics Committee 0
The newly-installed Ethics & Disciplinary Committee (EDC) of the Cameroon Association of English-speaking Journalists (CAMASEJ) has been well received by newspaper publishers. Publishers of newspapers who are the main employers of members of CAMASEJ expressed kind words and made proposals to the Executive Secretary of EDC in the first outing by the Ethics Committee since […]
15, August 2025
Maroua: Boko Haram militants abduct 11 bus passengers 0
About 11 passengers of a bus have been kidnapped by suspected Boko Haram militants in Cameroon’s Far North region, security sources said on Thursday. The bus left the town of Kousseri in the region on Wednesday and was heading to the region’s chief town, Maroua, when it was intercepted by gunmen. “The terrorists kidnapped all […]
20, August 2025
Football: Salah makes history as first three-time PFA player of the year winner 0
by soter • Europe, Headline News, Sports
Mohamed Salah became the first player to win the Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) men’s player of the year for a third time on Tuesday after guiding Liverpool to Premier League glory. The Egyptian scored 29 goals and provided 18 assists to propel the Reds to a record-equalling 20th English top-flight title with four games to […]