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31, January 2020
Cameroonian employers and tax authorities are at daggers drawn 0
The representatives of Cameroon’s top employers are calling for the sacking of Cameroon’s tax chief, a sign of deteriorating relationships across the business and government sectors as the economy underperforms. The president of the Groupement Inter-Patronal du Cameroun (GICAM), Célestin Tawamba, in a letter dated 16 January and addressed to President Paul Biya, complained about […]
30, January 2020
Yaounde: SNH issues tender for seismic study provider 0
Cameroon’s state-owned Société Nationale des Hydrocarbures du Cameroun (SNH) has launched a tender for a feasibility study for a 3D seismic shoot, onshore in the Douala/Kribi-Campo Basin. Interested parties must acquire the tender file by February 14 with a meeting to be held on February 17, followed by a site visit. Bids, in French or […]
30, January 2020
Why Southern Cameroonians are joining Vice President Yerima in boycotting the February twin poll 0
The leaders of the Ambazonia nation, President Sisiku Ayuk Tabe and the Southern Cameroons Interim Government have opined that the people of British Southern Cameroons have no reason to be optimistic about the future of the Federal Republic of Ambazonia in La Republique du Cameroun. From the vicious marginalisation and political victimisation to the systemic […]
30, January 2020
Coronavirus: Chaos in China’s sporting calendar 0
China suspended all football in the country Thursday, hours after the World Indoor Athletics Championships and World Cup skiing were postponed, adding to a long list of sports events hit by the coronavirus outbreak. The world’s most populous country has become an increasing powerhouse in hosting international sport in recent years but has had its […]
30, January 2020
US: White House threatens to ban Bolton’s book over ‘security concerns’ 0
The White House has warned former national security adviser John Bolton not to publish his book containing evidence about President Donald Trump’s attempts to pressure Ukraine to investigate his political rival. National Security Council officials sent a letter to Bolton’s lawyer, saying the unpublished book “appears to contain significant amounts of classified information” and couldn’t be published […]
29, January 2020
European Parliament gives final approval to Brexit deal 0
Britain’s departure from the European Union was set in law Wednesday as, amid emotional scenes, the bloc’s parliament voted to ratify the divorce papers. After half a century of sometimes awkward membership and three years of tense withdrawal talks, the UK will leave the EU at midnight Brussels time (2300 GMT) on Friday. MEPs voted […]
29, January 2020
Nigeria: President Buhari surprised by Boko Haram resurgence 0
Nigeria’s president Muhammadu Buhari says he is baffled by the resurgence of the terrorist group, Boko Haram who have recently carried out attacks against civilian and military establishments. ‘‘I was taken aback by what is happening in the north-west and other parts of the country. During our campaigns, we knew about the Boko Haram. What […]
29, January 2020
Coronavirus: Cameroonians in China write to Paul Biya 0
To His Excellency Mr. Paul BIYA, President of the Republic of Cameroon Your Excellency, We your compatriots schooling and working in Wuhan~ Hubei Province in China, bring our warm wishes for the year 2020. We pray for good health, happiness and peace in our fatherland. Your excellency, We are writing to you directly, because the […]
29, January 2020
Biya and the February twin poll: Reshuffling in CPDM 0
While the crisis in Anglophone Cameroon shows no real signs of letting up, on February 9th Cameroonians will nonetheless head to the polls for legislative and municipal elections. The international community’s weak commitment to mediation, the factionalization of the Anglophone movement, and the government’s scorched earth tactics have perpetuated a slow-burning conflict that shows little […]
31, January 2020
Ambazonia Fighters Attack Reporters, Torch Media Offices 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, News
Journalists in Cameroon’s troubled English-speaking regions say separatists are attacking them because of critical reporting and refusal to broadcast rebel propaganda. Media organizations say separatist intimidation is intensifying as Cameroon prepares for local and parliamentary elections, which the rebels have vowed to stop. Community radio station Stone FM, in Cameroon’s northwestern town of Ndop, stopped […]