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14, August 2025
Côte d’ivoire: President Ouattara told to go to Cameroon to die in power 0
Ivorians who are calling on their president, Alassane Dranane Ouattara to step down after fifteen years in office, are urging him to go to Cameroon if he wants to die in power. Carrying placards on August 9, 2025 in Abidjan and other cities where there were massive demonstrations against President Ouattara who has done very […]
12, August 2025
Macron admits France’s ‘repressive violence’ in Cameroon during decolonisation 0
Macron has acknowledged that France waged a “war” in Cameroon during and after the African country’s decolonisation in the late 1950s, marked by “repressive violence”, in a letter published Tuesday. The letter, sent to his Cameroonian counterpart last month, follows an officially commissioned report, published in January, which said that France implemented mass forced displacement, […]
12, August 2025
‘The Elders’ group of global leaders warns of ‘unfolding genocide’ in Gaza 0
A group of distinguished world leaders, known as The Elders, has characterized the situation in the Gaza Strip as an “unfolding genocide,” calling for decisive measures to halt Israel’s obstruction of aid into the besieged Palestinian territory, which is causing a “famine.” The Elders, a nongovernmental organization founded by former South African President Nelson Mandela […]
11, August 2025
Archbishop Kleda issues critique of the Biya regime ahead of elections 0
As Cameroon heads to a presidential election in October, Archbishop Samuel Kleda of Douala has sharply criticized President Paul Biya’s government, painting a dark picture of a country so rich in natural resources, but whos resources are so badly managed. In a 16-page Pastoral Letter released August 8, the leading Catholic noted that “our society […]
11, August 2025
Nyene Mawn: Key takeaways and talking points from Paris 2025 0
The Manyu Women’s International Organisation (Nyene Mawn) members gathered in Paris over the weekend for the association’s second annual residential convention. Chi Prudence and Soter Agbaw-Ebai report The sun in Paris was shining, the good weather added to a sense of optimism for a Manyu women’s group that was clearly on the brink of collapse. […]
11, August 2025
Cameroon concludes AI training for indigenous people 0
Cameroon on Saturday concluded a weeklong training for indigenous people in artificial intelligence (AI) as part of activities to mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. Minister of Social Affairs Pauline Irene Nguene said the Central African nation is working to ensure that indigenous people benefit from the opportunities provided by the advent […]
11, August 2025
Running for President to be appointed minister: why a coalition is difficult 0
Ahead of the 2004 presidential election, SDF’s Hon. Joseph Mbah Ndam (RIP) told me, boastfully and happily, that the SDF candidate Ni John Fru Ndi, would come second ahead of opposition coalition candidate Adamou Ndam Njoya. That implied Mbah Ndam knew and was comfortable that incumbent president Paul Biya would win. That was my first […]
9, August 2025
Biya regime seeks extradition of protesters after embassy demonstrations 0
Several people were arrested during protests outside Cameroonian embassies in Belgium and France. The demonstrations were a response to the Constitutional Council’s rejection of Maurice Kamto’s appeal. In an August 5 statement, Minister of Territorial Administration Paul Atanga Nji said that “in accordance with current judicial cooperation agreements, these individuals will be brought before local […]
9, August 2025
Hearing in Alice Nkom’s case postponed again 0
The Douala-Bonanjo Court of First Instance firmly adjourned the case against attorney Alice Nkom, Maximilienne Ngo Mbe, and the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Redhac) on August 5, 2025. This was the third hearing in a sensitive case being closely followed by human rights advocates. The latest postponement was due to the absence of […]
14, August 2025
Rome: Philémon Yang meets Pope Leo XIV 0
by soter • Cameroon, Cameroon, Headline News, News, Religion, World
Pope Leo XIV received Philémon Yang, the president of the UN General Assembly, on August 11, as his one-year presidential term nears its completion. Neither the Vatican nor the United Nations issued a statement on the topics of the conversation. The president of the UN General Assembly, elected by his peers, chairs the meetings of […]