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5, August 2025
Cameroonian Passport – A Symbol of Shame and Global Embarrassment 0
Cameroon’s passport, once a symbol of national identity and pride, has become a glaring emblem of institutional failure. Ranked a dismal 92nd in the 2025 Henley Passport Index (HPI) – unchanged from 2020 and only slightly improved from 2023 – Cameroon’s passport is among the least powerful in the world, trailing behind even some war-torn […]
4, August 2025
Kremlin plays down Trump’s nuclear rhetoric as US envoy set to visit Moscow 0
The Kremlin has played down Donald Trump’s orders to move two nuclear submarines closer to Russia, saying Moscow did not want to be involved in polemics. In the first official reaction since the US president’s comments last Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said American submarines were on combat duty anyway and dismissed the idea that […]
4, August 2025
Cameroon is developing its road network 0
Cameroon’s paved road network is expanding fast, with over 1,000km being surfaced during this year. The investment in road development is having positive benefits for transport and the economy and at the end of December 2024, Cameroon had 10,575 km of paved roads, according to the Ministry of Public Works. Meanwhile, Cameroon’s road network has […]
4, August 2025
Biya regime calls on foreign allies to secure its embassies ahead of election 0
On July 31, Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella, addressed foreign diplomats in Yaoundé, briefing them on the upcoming October 12 presidential election and reminding them of the international obligation to protect diplomatic premises. Mbella Mbella stated that because Cameroon is committed to international conventions governing relations with its partners, it expects the strict […]
4, August 2025
Catholic priest swept away in a river in Mamfe found dead 0
The Catholic Diocese of Mamfe in Cameroon has confirmed the death of. Fr. Carol Tchinda Nguito, Parish Priest of St. Mathias Quasi Parish in Tabongkwa, who was swept away by a raging riveron his way from mission. “It is with a heart full of sorrow that on behalf of Most Rev. Dr. Aloysius Abangalo Fondong, […]
4, August 2025
Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné says weak politics affects national stability 0
A Catholic bishop in Cameroon has warned against the absence of political alternation, saying that it can only breed conflict. Bishop Paul Lontsié-Keuné of Bafoussam was addressing Christians on July 30 in what he called a “special message” ahead of presidential election in Cameroon scheduled to take place October 12. “Injustice can never bring peace. […]
1, August 2025
Battle for Etoudi: Travel ban on Issa Tchiroma sparks fierce storm 0
On 31 July 2025, Cameroonian presidential candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary was barred from flying to Senegal at Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport. Tchiroma, who leads the Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon (FSNC) party, was accompanied by his daughter. The pair intended to visit the grave of former president Ahmadou Ahidjo in Dakar. Eyewitnesses and […]
1, August 2025
Football: prosecutors seek rape trial for PSG football star Achraf Hakimi 0
French prosecutors on Friday called for Moroccan international Achraf Hakimi to face trial for the alleged rape of a woman in 2023 which the Paris Saint-Germain player denies. The Nanterre prosecutor’s office told AFP that they had requested that the investigating judge refer the rape charge to a criminal court. “It is now up to […]
1, August 2025
Biometrics to replace stamps at EU border from 12 October 0
Stamps in people’s passports will be replaced by biometric checks for people travelling in and out of the EU from 12 October, officials have confirmed. The Entry/Exit System (EES) will replace the current paper checks and will mean passengers from the UK will need to have their fingerprints and faces scanned to cross an EU […]
5, August 2025
2025 Presidential Election: if Kamto cannot run at the ballot, millions will run to the streets 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
In a calculated act of cowardice dressed in political theater, the electoral umpire, ELECAM, on Saturday, July 26, 2025, invoked the “double investiture” clause, selectively and maliciously, to disqualify Maurice Kamto from contesting the upcoming presidential election. Let us call this what it is: a constitutional coup against the Cameroonian people. The law was not […]