Two months after launching a CFA3.326 billion capital increase, Cameroonian insurer Chanas Assurances has again called on its shareholders to subscribe for new shares, without disclosing how much has already been committed. The operation directly concerns state-owned National Hydrocarbons Corporation (SNH), which held a 45.26% stake in the insurer, according to a company presentation published […]
Pope Leo XIV was admitted to hospital in Rome on Tuesday for surgery to remove a nodule on his lung, but cardinals said he appeared “very relaxed” about the operation. The surgery to remove a pulmonary nodule, or small growth of tissue in the lung, marks the 71-year-old’s first hospitalisation since he became head of […]
Former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila will lead a new political-military movement with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group which controls swathes of the country’s violence-wracked east. The Kabila-M23 tie-up was presented at a joint press conference at Kabila’s residence in Goma, the major city in eastern Congo that the armed group has controlled since January […]
A national religious council could become a new forum for interfaith dialogue and conflict prevention in Cameroon. The proposal is among the recommendations adopted at a conference on religion, peace, and social cohesion organized in Yaoundé from October 7 to 9, 2026, by the National Commission for the Promotion of Bilingualism and Multiculturalism (NCPBM). Participants […]
The Cameroon Bar Association is developing a code of conduct to regulate how lawyers communicate through traditional media and social media. In a call for contributions published on October 8, 2026, the Bar Council invited lawyers and trainee lawyers to propose changes to a draft code. The Council has postponed its review and possible adoption […]