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10, July 2025
Cameroon, Nigeria and Ethiopia hit by US cut to visa duration 0
The United States has announced sweeping changes to its non-immigrant visa policy for Cameroon, Ethiopia and Nigeria, cutting the duration and conditions under which most travellers from those countries can enter. The US Department of State says nearly all non-immigrant and non-diplomatic visas issued to citizens of the three countries will now be single-entry and […]
10, July 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Over 150,000 children missing 0
More than 150,000 children have gone missing in Cameroon’s Anglophone regions amid the ongoing armed conflict, now in its eighth year. The figures were revealed during the 7th session of the Presidential Plan for the Reconstruction and Development (PPRD) of the North-West and South-West regions, held on July 4 in Bamenda, under the chairmanship of […]
10, July 2025
President Trump praises Liberian leader on English 0
US President Donald Trump complimented the president of Liberia Wednesday on his English-speaking skills — despite English being the official language of the West African nation. Trump was hosting a White House lunch with African leaders Wednesday, and — after brief remarks from President Joseph Boakai — asked the business graduate where he had picked […]
10, July 2025
South Korea’s ex-president Yoon Suk Yeol rearrested 0
South Korea’s former president has been rearrested over last year’s failed martial law bid that plunged the country into political turmoil. Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached in April over the order, which saw military rule introduced for six-hours in December. A senior judge at Seoul’s Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Yoon on […]
9, July 2025
Moscow: Cameroonian admits guilt in court over rubles-to-dollars scam 0
Water into wine? How about turning rubles into dollars. A Moscow court heard that Hans Tabi Takang, a Cameroonian conjurer who has lived in Russia for 12 years, swindled his victims of around two million rubles (around €20,000), the state-owned Kommersant outlet reported. In one case, the self-proclaimed magician deceived a woman whom he had […]
9, July 2025
Political paralysis has gripped Yaoundé and it is now at a dangerous crossroads 0
It is difficult to say where the political chaos in Yaoundé will lead us to after very powerful political leaders from the North announced they were no longer with President Biya. It is hard to predict. Some of Biya’s men in government are still protesting against the North and struggling to handle pressure coming from […]
9, July 2025
October Presidential Election: Yaoundé has a Paul Biya problem 0
It began when the 92-year-old leader peed on his trousers, including on his shoes on the May 20 Boulevard in Yaoundé, the nation’s capital. Biya had refused to make the trip to Yaoundé from Mvomeka’a for the celebration but was forced to do so by his wife Chantal Biya and her acolytes in government. Biya, […]
8, July 2025
Biya regime holds forum on AI opportunities, challenges 0
A two-day forum opened in Cameroon on Monday to discuss the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) for the Central African country. According to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, which organized the event, the forum aims to define a national strategy for AI by establishing a solid ethical and regulatory framework that respects […]
8, July 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 4 Amba fighters killed in Bamenda 0
At least four separatist fighters were killed early Monday in a military offensive in the Northwest, according to the Francophone dominated government in Yaounde. Government forces launched a coordinated attack on the separatist fighters in the Below Foncha neighborhood of Bamenda, the region’s chief town, a security official said. “They (separatist fighters) had come out […]
11, July 2025
Paul Biya’s candidacy dividing the CPDM 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
The ruling party has had an uneasy several weeks. Ministers and party officials are now in open disagreement about the possible candidacy of President Paul Biya in the upcoming October elections. While some see this as a diversionary tactic, for residents of the capital, the country is no longer being governed. “This internal battle says […]