Much-needed military reinforcements against Boko Haram must be matched by sustained territorial control and well-coordinated operations. Cameroon’s Defence Minister Joseph Beti Assomo last month announced the formation of a Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) Lake Chad military unit in response to increasing jihadist violence in the Lake Chad region. Recent assaults in Darak, Bargaram and Hilé-Alifa […]
New controversy for ex-Cameroon international and head of its football federation FECAFOOT Samuel Eto’o. The ex-Barcelona star has an embezzlement complaint against him filed at the Special Criminal Court of Yaoundé by the Association of Amateur Clubs of Cameroon (ACFAC). The association claims Eto’o accepted public funds ostensibly to pay for expenses already covered by […]
Cameroon’s financial losses linked to corruption rose 54% to CFAF 6.27 billion in 2025, from CFAF 4.06 billion a year earlier, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (CONAC). The figures were disclosed in the commission’s 15th annual anti-corruption report, presented in Yaounde on October 8, 2026. The report also recorded CFAF 5.82 billion in assets […]
Fellow Ambazonians, Dear compatriots at home and across the world, Almost ten years have passed since the present conflict entered its most difficult and costly phase. During these years, our people have demonstrated extraordinary resilience. We have endured loss, displacement, imprisonment, destruction of communities and enormous human suffering. We have also demonstrated something that can […]
Pope Leo had a lower lobe of his right lung removed during surgery on Tuesday and was diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma, a common form of lung cancer, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin. The surgery was successful and the pope is expected to spend a week in hospital recovering. The 71-year-old pontiff is due […]