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26, September 2020
Biya regime to hold first Regional Council elections amid petitions and boycott 0
Elections Cameroon (ELECAM), the electoral body in Cameroon, says about 10 political parties have provided required documents for the regional elections on December 6, 2020. Erik Essousse, ELECAM Director General, made the disclosure at a press conference on Wednesday in Cameroon’s capital Yaounde. He said about ten political parties would take part in the December […]
26, September 2020
Divided opposition quashes hopes to unseat Biya 0
On September 22, hundreds of citizens in Cameroon’s Anglophone region took part in an organized anti-government protest. But the numerous opposition parties are under scrutiny for lacking clear leadership or a strategy. Cameroon’s opposition parties have much in common with one another. They all agree that the political landscape is in dire need of change […]
25, September 2020
Football: ‘Nothing surprise me anymore,’ says Messi lamenting Suarez departure 0
Lionel Messi bid an emotional farewell on Friday to Luis Suarez, the day after the Uruguayan striker had said tearful goodbyes to Barcelona after the club sent him to Atletico Madrid. “Today I went into the dressing room and the awful truth hit me,” Messi posted on Instagram, before renewing his criticism of club management. […]
25, September 2020
US: Top Republicans promise peaceful transition after Trump sows election doubts 0
U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans on Thursday repudiated President Donald Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power, assuring American voters the lawmakers would accept the outcome of November’s election. Trump declined on Wednesday to embrace a peaceful transfer in response to a reporter’s question and said he […]
25, September 2020
Mali: Designated interim president makes first public appearance 0
Bah Ndaw, a retired colonel who has been designated Mali’s interim president following last month’s coup, made his first public appearance on Thursday, meeting a regional mediator, AFP reporters saw. Ndaw, 70, met former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan, in Bamako on a mission for the 15-nation bloc ECOWAS, on the eve of his swearing-in. Ndaw’s […]
25, September 2020
Southern Cameroons records 9 cholera cases and 1 death in Buea 0
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Cameroon has said on September 23 that nine cholera cases have been confirmed and one death recorded in Buea, the chief town of the Southwest region of Cameroon since the declaration of the cholera outbreak last week, according to a news report by Cameroon Online.org. […]
25, September 2020
Indomitable Lions: Coach António Conceicao is on the search for new talent 0
Indomitable Lions coach António Conceicao says he is looking to improve his squad by looking for new talent both in Cameroon and further afield. The Portuguese has now been in charge of the former African champions for a year after taking over from Dutchman Clarence Seedorf. While the chance to train with his players and […]
25, September 2020
Biya regime holds fair to promote development 0
The 9th edition of the Cameroon government exhibition forum dubbed “Sago” kicked off in the capital city Yaoundé on Tuesday to promote public actions towards development and stimulate citizens’ participation in public affairs. The fair saw the participation of all government structures and partners and a large number of companies, according to Emmanuel Rene Sadi, […]
25, September 2020
French Cameroun: Kamto says protest to continue until Biya resigns 0
Cameroon’s opposition leader, Maurice Kamto, has been confined at home for planning Tuesday’s anti-government protests. A video showing police vehicles outside the leader’s house has been shared online. The leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM) told Voice of America that he was neither beaten nor detained, but feared that he would be arrested if […]
26, September 2020
CPDM Crime Syndicate: Journalists Say They Are Regularly Abused, Brutalized 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Cameroon’s journalism association has called on authorities to immediately and unconditionally release journalists detained while covering anti-government protests this week. Police detained at least eight journalists covering Tuesday’s protests, searched the homes of four of them, and seized or destroyed their equipment. At least one journalist was still in custody Thursday. Tah Javis Mai, a […]