• October Presidential Election: Will 92-year-old Biya be re-elected?

    October Presidential Election: Will 92-year-old Biya be re-elected?

    It actually seems like a done deal even though Cameroonians both French and English speaking will not vote for him. Shortly after he took office from the late President Ahmadou Ahidjo, he pretended to be a man of rigour and moralization. And after 42 years in power, it is now certain that President Paul Biya […]

  • The Holy Father has pneumonia in both lungs

    The Holy Father has pneumonia in both lungs

    Pope Francis, who was admitted to hospital last week, has developed pneumonia in both of his lungs, the Vatican said Tuesday, adding that the 88-year-old was in “good spirits”. “The laboratory tests, chest X-ray, and the Holy Father’s clinical condition continue to present a complex picture”, the Vatican said in a statement. Francis was admitted […]

  • Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro for attempted coup, plot to poison Lula

    Brazil prosecutor charges Bolsonaro for attempted coup, plot to poison Lula

    Brazil’s prosecutor-general Paulo Gonet on Tuesday formally charged former President Jair Bolsonaro with attempting a coup to stay in office after his 2022 election defeat, in a plot that also included a plan to poison his successor and current President Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva. Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet alleges that Bolsonaro and 33 others participated […]

  • CEMAC eases rules for opening new bank branches

    CEMAC eases rules for opening new bank branches

    The Bank of Central African Countries has made it easier for banks to open new bank branches within the community. A new regulation, in effect since the beginning of the year, allows banking groups already licensed in one of the Cemac countries to expand into others without having to apply for additional approvals. “During its […]

  • We thank the Head of State: Biya regime distributes CFAF2Bln to rice farmers following protests

    We thank the Head of State: Biya regime distributes CFAF2Bln to rice farmers following protests

    The Cameroonian government has disbursed 2 billion CFA francs to 8,750 rice farmers affiliated with the Yagoua Rice Expansion and Modernization Company (Semry) in the Far North region. The funds were distributed by Paul Atanga Nji, Minister of Territorial Administration (Minat), who has been on a working visit to the Mayo-Danay department since February 13 […]

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