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3, February 2026
Southern Cameroons: sharp rise in casualties linked to improvised explosive devices 0
Cameroon recorded a sharp rise in casualties linked to improvised explosive devices in 2025. Figures released on January 29, 2026, during the 16th session of the National Commission in charge of combating the use of IEDs show that 99 people were affected last year, compared with 19 in 2024, an increase of 421%. The toll […]
3, February 2026
Sonara turns to Dangote for funding, fuel supply as debt pressures mount 0
Cameroon’s national oil refinery Sonara has opened discussions with Nigeria’s Dangote Group as it looks for financing and supply solutions to support its long-delayed restart, against the backdrop of a CFA479 billion debt burden. From January 20 to 23, 2026, a Sonara delegation led by Chief Executive Officer El Hadj Bako Harouna traveled to Lagos […]
1, February 2026
Football: Bamboutos Mbouda arrives at stadium with 8 players, no technical staff 0
An unusual occurrence in Cameroon’s second division, Elite Two! Bamboutos Mbouda club, which was scheduled to play Avion FC Académie on Saturday, 31 January 2026, in the first round of the 2025-26 season, showed up with only eight players. The team also arrived without any technical staff. During the match, two of the eight players […]
31, January 2026
Congo-Kinshasa: More than 200 killed in coltan mine collapse 0
More than 200 people were killed this week in a collapse at the Rubaya coltan mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Lumumba Kambere Muyisa, spokesperson for the rebel-appointed governor of the province where the mine is located. Rubaya produces around 15% of the world’s coltan, which is processed into tantalum, a heat-resistant metal that […]
31, January 2026
Fela Kuti is first African musician honoured with Grammys Lifetime Achievement award 0
Afrobeat legend Fela Kuti to make history as first African honoured with posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. After a lifetime of clashes with successive powers in Nigeria, the recognition comes nearly three decades after Fela’s death and long after his influence reshaped global music. He is one of several artists getting the award at a […]
30, January 2026
South Africa and Israel expel envoys in deepening feud 0
South Africa ordered Israel’s top diplomat to leave the country within 72 hours on Friday, citing a “series of violations” and prompting the Israeli government to expel Pretoria’s own diplomatic representative. Several protests have taken place in South Africa against Israel’s actions in Gaza, with some calling for the embassy in Pretoria to be closed […]
30, January 2026
US: Former CNN host Don Lemon arrested after anti-ICE protests 0
Former CNN host Don Lemon has been arrested after he entered a Minnesota church and filmed anti-immigration enforcement protesters as they disrupted a service. Lemon, now an independent journalist, was taken into custody by federal agents on Thursday night while in Los Angeles covering the Grammy Awards, according to a statement from his lawyer Abbe […]
30, January 2026
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Norway extends detention of Ayaba Cho 0
Norwegian courts extended the pretrial detention of Ayaba Cho Lucas by eight weeks in December 2025, pushing the deadline to Feb. 9, 2026. Authorities arrested the Cameroonian-born separatist leader in Oslo in September 2024. The decision places Ayaba Cho into his second consecutive year of provisional detention following a series of extensions. Ayaba Cho Lucas, […]
27, January 2026
Victoria United Vs PWD Bamenda: FECAFOOT suspends five match officials over controversial refereeing 0
Cameroon Football Federation (FECAFOOT) has suspended four referees and a match inspector following contentious refereeing decisions during a game in the country’s flagship football tournament, the MTN Elite One Championship. In a statement, FECAFOOT said the match, which was played on the opening day of the championship between Victoria United and PWD of Bamenda, was […]
4, February 2026
Libya: Gaddafi’s son reportedly shot dead 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s former leader Col Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been shot dead. The death of the 53-year-old, who was once widely seen as his father’s heir apparent, was confirmed by the head of his political team on Tuesday, according to the Libyan News Agency. His lawyer told the AFP news agency […]