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8, April 2025
CRTV pays 850M CFA Francs, settling artist royalty arrears 0
State broadcaster, CRTV, has cleared its 850 million CFA franc debt to artists, settling royalties owed for the 2015-2017 period. The final payments, totaling 531.25 million CFA francs, were disbursed after an initial 318.75 million CFA franc installment in December 2024. This resolves the second tranche, also 318.75 million CFA francs, due since December, and […]
8, April 2025
Niat tops list of 10 oldest senate presidents in Africa 0
The latest data from International Parliamentary Union (IPU) reveal the oldest Senate presidents in Africa. Senators serve as stabilising forces in the political landscape, and often, the leaders of these chambers are individuals with decades of experience in public service. The role of these seasoned legislative leaders remains crucial in shaping Africa’s politics. Here are the top […]
8, April 2025
UN says 78,000 Southern Cameroonians sought asylum in Nigeria 0
At least 78,962 persons sought asylum in Nigeria from 2000 to 2024. This is based on a collation of published data from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees for the period reviewed. The records, compiled from its decades-long tracking of forcibly displaced populations, reveal Cameroon, Niger and Liberia as the top three countries of […]
6, April 2025
Yaoundé relies on short-term debt to cover budget needs in 2024 0
Cameroon leaned heavily on 26-week Treasury bills to raise funds on the Central African regional debt market managed by the Bank of Central African States (BEAC). A report released by the BEAC on April 1, 2025, shows that 76.9% of the country’s Treasury bill issuance was made up of these six-month instruments. The data also […]
6, April 2025
Southwesterners form SWELA Chapter in Belgium to strengthen bonds 0
At the residence of Chief Bate Arrengang in Antwerpen in the Kingdom of Belgium prominent citizens of the South West region gathered – some from Fako, others from Kupe Muaneneguba and Meme Divisions one common thread unites them –they are all from the South West region extraction. This is the South West Elites Association, Belgium […]
6, April 2025
Pope greets crowds at Vatican in first appearance since leaving hospital 0
Pope Francis made a surprise entrance to St. Peter’s Square during a special Jubilee Mass for the sick and health workers on Sunday, marking his first public appearance at the Vatican since his release from the hospital two weeks ago. The pontiff waved at the crowd that stood and applauded as he was rolled unannounced […]
6, April 2025
Yaoundé: Influential ex-defense minister Mebe Ngo’o jailed for corruption 0
The Special Criminal Court has sentenced a former highly influential defence minister to 30 years in prison for corruption, illicit enrichment, embezzlement and money laundering. Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o was not ordered to pay any fine and his bank accounts and property in the capital Yaoundé and the commercial city of Douala will also not […]
4, April 2025
Football: De Bruyne to leave Man City at end of the season 0
De Bruyne, 33, has won 14 major trophies since joining City from Wolfsburg in 2015, including six Premier League titles and the Champions League in 2023. “Nothing about this is easy to write, but as football players, we all know this day eventually comes. That day is here – and you deserve to hear it […]
4, April 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis: Brit missionary and assistant abducted, church begs for their release 0
A BRIT missionary, 83, and his assistant have been abducted by a group of armed men in Cameroon, the church group revealed. Huub Welters and his assistant Henry Kang were brutally captured in Bambui on Tuesday. The town is located in the country’s separatist conflict-hit anglophone northwest. Welters and Kang were making their way to […]
8, April 2025
Algeria blocks flights from Mali after drone shot down 0
by soter • Africa, Headline News, News
Algeria has closed its airspace to all flights to and from Mali as the row over a drone that was shot down close to their common border escalates. On Sunday, Mali accused its northern neighbour of being a sponsor and exporter of terrorism after Algeria attacked one of its drones last week. A strongly worded […]