• World Cup: Turkey crash out after defeat to ten-man Paraguay

    World Cup: Turkey crash out after defeat to ten-man Paraguay

    Ten-man ​Paraguay eliminated Turkey with a courageous ​defensive effort to seal a dramatic 1-0 win on Friday after suffering a ​dismissal ‌before halftime, with the ⁠fastest goal of the World Cup proving ‌the difference. Midfielder Matias Galarza wound up ⁠from 25 metres and fired a low rocket home after 64 ​seconds to eclipse Ismael Saibari’s […]

  • Yaoundé says electricity fraud costs Cameroon CFA60 billion a year

    Yaoundé says electricity fraud costs Cameroon CFA60 billion a year

    The Cameroonian government plans to make the fight against electricity fraud a central pillar of the 2026-2028 restructuring plan for Socadel, the electricity distribution company created after the state took control of former utility Eneo. Speaking during a government briefing in Yaoundé on June 18, Water and Energy Minister Gaston Eloundou Essomba said the company […]

  • London: Driver killed and dozens injured in train crash

    London: Driver killed and dozens injured in train crash

    British transport authorities have declared a “major incident” after two trains collided north of London, leaving a driver dead and dozens of passengers injured. “We’ve declared a major incident and a significant emergency service response is ongoing,” British Transport Police (BTP) Deputy Chief Constable Stuart Cundy announced in a statement on Friday. Police said that […]

  • Gov’t denies report about Biya’s health condition in Geneva

    Gov’t denies report about Biya’s health condition in Geneva

    Minister of Communication and government spokesman Rene Emmanuel Sadi on Thursday denied reports about President Paul Biya’s health, assuring the public that the president is fine. On Tuesday, the news magazine Jeune Afrique reported that Biya had been admitted to a hospital in Switzerland after falling ill during activities to mark the country’s National Day […]

  • Biya regime plans more than 9,000 hectares of new industrial zones

    Biya regime plans more than 9,000 hectares of new industrial zones

    Cameroon’s Industrial Zones Development and Management Authority (MAGZI) wants to move to a much larger scale. At a workshop organized with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the state-owned company presented a plan to expand its network of industrial zones, with more than 9,000 hectares of new sites planned by 2035. The goal is […]

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