A 16-year-old opened fire at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, killing three children and a teacher before he was shot by a person at the scene who pursued him into the school, authorities said. Authorities found the suspect dead inside the school minutes after the shooting was first reported, Bend Police Chief […]
Bank accounts used by Orange Money Cameroon and Mobile Money Corporation Cameroon (MTN MoMo) to hold funds linked to customer transactions generated CFA21.5 billion in reported interest income, according to the 2025 report of Cameroon’s National Economic and Financial Committee (CNEF), published on October 2, 2026. Orange Money accounted for CFA9.9 billion of that amount, […]
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 […]