For more than three decades, one political chorus has echoed across Cameroon with the consistency of a national anthem: “Biya must go! Biya must go!” From the 1990s through protests, elections, political debates and social-media battles, the message seemed perfectly clear. After more than four decades in power, Cameroonians who wanted political change appeared to […]
In the village of Baba 1 in Cameroon’s Northwest Region, the Holy Union Sisters continue to provide health services despite insecurity, poverty and difficulties recruiting staff in this rural area. Their work, documented by Vatican News, highlights the fragility of access to healthcare in areas affected by the Anglophone crisis, where the departure of qualified […]
A new poll has found that a majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump’s private business interests influence his decisions in office. The four-day poll, completed on Monday, found that 69 percent of US adults think Trump allows considerations for his financial interests to affect his decisions. The figure was 90 percent among Democrats and […]
On Tuesday, Warplanes bombed a base in northern Syria a short drive from the Turkish border. Netanyahu said Turkey was looking to establish a military presence there and that, after after it ignored Israel’s warnings: “We made sure they understood it more clearly.” Heading into the October 27 election, Netanyahu’s campaign has put up billboards […]
Dozens of miners were killed and many others trapped Tuesday after a gold mine collapsed in a border village between Cameroon and the Central African Republic (CAR), according to witnesses and local media reports. The incident occurred at about 3 p.m. local time in the village of Zamboye. Authorities have not released an official death […]