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23, January 2025
Southwest region draws half of recovery zone investments 0
Of the three economically distressed zones in Cameroon the Far North, Northwest, and Southwest the Southwest has emerged as the most appealing to investors. On January 15, Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé revealed in Buea, the region’s capital, that it is home to half of the 33 projects benefiting from tax and customs incentives tied […]
23, January 2025
Football: Claude Le Roy holds special piece of Africa Cup of Nations history 0
Claude Le Roy’s first two TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations finals tournaments saw his team finished on the podium but the achievement that the popular Frenchman is most famous for is a record nine appearances as a coach. His is a record that might take decades to beat. “Records are meant to be broken! […]
23, January 2025
Yaoundé: Hope and Despair in the Kondengui Maximum Security Prison 0
Tsi Conrad, a Cameroonian journalist who has been unjustly imprisoned since December 2016, is hopeful that President Donald Trump will continue to call out the Biya regime’s abuses and push for democracy in Cameroon. When the news that Donald Trump had been reelected reached my cell in Cameroon’s Yaoundé Central Prison, I was filled with […]
22, January 2025
Miss Cameroon: COMICA increases age limit for contestants to 35 0
The Miss Cameroon Organizing Committee (COMICA) announced on January 16 that it has updated its eligibility criteria, raising the maximum age limit for contestants from 28 to 35. This change, shared on the committee’s social media platforms, aims to “allow more young women to compete and represent the beauty, intelligence, and diversity of Cameroon,” according to […]
22, January 2025
Douala: Gov’t targets customs corruption in new crackdown 0
To mark International Customs Day, Cameroon’s Ministry of Finance launched a campaign on January 14 in Douala to tackle corruption in the country’s customs service. The campaign, which will run until January 22, focuses on educating customs officers in Douala, Kribi, Limbe, and Yaoundé about the harm corruption causes to the nation’s growth. The effort […]
22, January 2025
Champions League: Liverpool make it to last 16, Barcelona beat Benfica 0
Mohamed Salah scored his 50th European goal for Liverpool on Tuesday as they qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after a 2-1 victory over Lille at Anfield. Barcelona beat Benfica 5-4 in a dramatic nine-goal Champions League match. Liverpool beat Lille 2-1 on Tuesday to maintain their perfect record in this season’s Champions League and […]
22, January 2025
Ireland: Election of taoiseach delayed as dáil suspended amid disorder 0
The election of a new taoiseach has been delayed after a bitter row in the Dáil (Irish parliament), forcing the suspension of proceedings twice. The Irish parliament returned to nominate Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin as the new taoiseach (prime minister) before he is formally appointed to the office by President Michael D Higgins. Ceann […]
21, January 2025
US: Trump wants to end birthright citizenship 0
From behind his desk in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders and decrees aimed at cracking down on immigration. From one order tackling the definition of birthright citizenship, to another declaring illegal immigration at the border a national emergency, Trump swiftly made moves on his promises to tighten the […]
21, January 2025
Football: Mbappé says he overcame bad start with Real Madrid 0
Real Madrid striker Kylian Mbappe said Tuesday a shift in mentality helped him improve his ‘situation’ in the Spanish capital after struggling initially following his dream move from Paris Saint-Germain. The French superstar played inconsistently in his first months at Madrid after joining last summer, but in recent weeks has returned to his devastating peak. […]
23, January 2025
Trump’s return: an unprecedented period of uncertainty for press freedom 0
by soter • Headline News, News, World
As Donald Trump returns to the White House while making and carrying out numerous threats against journalists and the media, Americans are wondering what the future holds for journalism. Donald Trump has: – issued at least 15 separate calls to revoke the broadcast licenses of television networks in political retaliation; – vowed to investigate media […]