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23, March 2025
Pope Francis is discharged from Rome hospital 0
Pope Francis has appeared at his window of the Gemelli hospital in Rome and offered a blessing for the first time since being admitted on 14 February. The 88-year-old pontiff was discharged minutes later and doctors say he will need at least two months of rest at the Vatican. During the past five weeks, he […]
22, March 2025
Heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman dies, aged 76 0
Former heavyweight champion George Foreman, who lost to Muhammad Ali in boxing’s iconic 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” before reclaiming the title two decades later, died Friday aged 76, his family said. Fondly known as Big George, Foreman dropped out of school as a teenager and went on to become an Olympic champion and later […]
21, March 2025
Cameroon’s displaced population exceeded 1 Million amid persistent violence 0
More than one million people were displaced in Cameroon in 2024, according to a report published in early March by the Norwegian Refugee Council. The report identified 453,662 displaced people in the Far North region, 583,113 in the Northwest and Southwest regions, and 281,488 refugees from the Central African Republic in the East. “Although there […]
21, March 2025
Cameroon’s public debt up 7.8% in 2024, driven by government borrowing 0
Cameroon’s public debt climbed 7.8% in 2024, reaching CFA14.237 trillion by the end of December—about 45.6% of the country’s GDP. The latest report from the National Sinking Fund (CAA), released in March 2025, attributes this rise mainly to borrowing by the central government. Despite the increase, the CAA maintains that the debt remains under control […]
20, March 2025
Archbishop Andrew Nkea urges direct talks with Anglophone separatists 0
According to the Archbishop of the Bamenda archdiocese, the Yaoundé government needs to engage direct talks with separatists in the country’s two English-speaking regions if a sustainable peace is to come. Archbishop Andrew Nkea Fuanya was speaking in Yaoundé on March 18 during a meeting to assess the ground covered in implementing the resolutions of […]
20, March 2025
Hon. Rose Abunaw’s vision of women era as she quits Mohwa 0
The former Vice President of the National Assembly today challenged Cameroonians to consider rallying behind female politicians so as to create gender parity. During a recent sackcloth removal in loving memory of her late elder sister General Nana Abunaw, Rose Abunaw said Yaoundé had built women’s leadership but must expand their fields of participation in […]
19, March 2025
Indomitable Lions stumble in 0-0 draw with Eswatini in World Cup qualifier 0
Cameroon endured a frustrating evening as they were held to a goalless draw by Eswatini in their World Cup qualifier on Wednesday, despite fielding Premier League stars Andre Onana and Bryan Mbeumo. The result extended the Indomitable Lions’ lead at the top of Group D to two points, but Cape Verde or Libya could leapfrog them with […]
19, March 2025
Southern Cameroons Crisis: 2 soldiers killed in suspected separatist attack 0
At least two Cameroonian soldiers were killed early Wednesday in a suspected separatist attack in the country’s West Region, according to security sources. The attack took place in Magda in the West Region, which borders the English-speaking region of Northwest, where an armed separatist conflict is ongoing, local officials said. An army official in the […]
19, March 2025
Biya regime orders crackdown on soldiers seeking Ukraine fight 0
Minister Delegate at the Presidency of the Republic in charge of Defense (Mindef), Joseph Beti Assomo, issued a directive on March 13, 2025, outlining measures to prevent Cameroonian army deserters from joining the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. In a written message to defense and security forces (FDS) unit heads, Assomo instructed them to prevent […]
23, March 2025
Biya and his gang are strangling the nation 0
by soter • Cameroon, Headline News, Politics
Cameroon’s political system has become a shameful cycle of stagnation, corruption, and power entrenchment, with 91-year-old Niat Njifenji Marcel and 85-year-old Cavaye Yeguie Djibril once again reappointed to lead the Senate and National Assembly. Adding to this political stranglehold, 92-year-old Paul Biya, who has ruled Cameroon for over four decades, is likely eyeing yet another […]