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25, June 2025
Burial of Zambia’s ex-president in South Africa halted at last minute by court 0
A South African court has halted plans to bury former Zambian President Edgar Lungu at a private ceremony just as it was about to start. The news was only announced to mourners in South Africa after a funeral mass had already finished. This is the latest twist in a row between the government and Lungu’s […]
25, June 2025
Douala: 2 dead, over 100 hospitalized after food poisoning 0
At least two people have died and some 105 others have been hospitalized with food poisoning in Cameroon’s commercial hub of Douala, authorities said on Wednesday. The state-run Laquintinie Hospital, where the involved people were hospitalized, said in a statement that the victims included 99 children and six adults. Most of the poisoned patients were […]
24, June 2025
Célestin Djamen: Ohh those Francophones! 0
Célestin Djamen officially announced his candidacy for Cameroon’s upcoming presidential election in Douala on June 17, 2025. He will run under the banner of the Alliance Patriotique Républicaine (APAR), the party he leads. This declaration comes amidst a tense political climate, where the legal criteria for presidential candidate admissibility are generating debate, criticism, and conflicting […]
24, June 2025
Mali signs trade deal with Russia as ties strengthen 0
Mali and Russia have signed a series of agreements aimed at expanding mutual trade and strengthening economic ties. Among them is a pledge for greater cooperation on nuclear energy, according to details released by the Kremlin. The announcement of the deals came during a visit by Mali’s junta leader Col Assimi Goïta to Moscow, which […]
22, June 2025
Premier League Football Gossips 0
Marc Guehi is ready to see out the final year of his contract at Crystal Palace, while Marcus Rashford remains hopeful of joining Barcelona. Liverpool-target Marc Guehi, 24, is prepared to see out the final year of his contract at Crystal Palace if the centre-back does not get the right offer for his career, despite […]
21, June 2025
Of Dr Patience Abangma, Nyeme Mawn and a certain social media activist 0
In many parts of rural Africa in the past, communities gathered every evening in the village square for elders to share wisdom through folk tales. One of the lessons I took away from these gatherings with numerous senior citizens was that, in African culture, elders are the foundation of knowledge and wisdom, and those who […]
21, June 2025
October Presidential Election: civil society calls on voters to sanction Biya 0
Ahead of the October 2025 presidential election, prominent Cameroonian figures are calling on citizens to use the ballot box to reject long-time President Paul Biya. A coalition of university lecturers, civil society members, and traditional leaders issued a public appeal urging Biya, in power since 1982, not to stand again — or to be voted out […]
20, June 2025
Battle for Etoudi: Jean Nkuete accuses Maurice Kamto of inciting insurrection 0
On June 10, 2025, Jean Nkuete, Secretary-General of the Central Committee (SG/CC) of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM), released an 11-point statement addressing the increasingly polarized national political climate in the run-up to the presidential election. In the document, the Deputy Prime Minister directly targeted the opposition, specifically the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), accusing […]
19, June 2025
Armenia’s PM accuses head of Church of fathering child 0
Armenia’s liberal government has never been an ally of the deeply conservative Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC), but when Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made extraordinary allegations against an unnamed senior clergyman, it blew open a deep divide. “Your Grace, go fool around with your uncle’s wife. What do you want from me?” said Pashinyan. He also […]
26, June 2025
Ekok: Customs seizes ecord 45 Kg of cannabis smuggled from Nigeria 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Customs officers from Cameroon’s mobile brigade in Ekok, located in the country’s South-West region, have seized a record shipment of 45 kilograms of cannabis during a routine inspection on June 20, 2025. The information was shared by the Directorate General of Customs (DGD) under the Ministry of Finance in its latest newsletter. According to the […]