Justine Diffo, President of the Cameroonian Nanbudo Federation (Fecananbudo), announced that Cameroon will host the Nanbudo World Cup in 2026. The announcement was made during the launch of an international Nanbudo training seminar and the opening of the 2025 sports season in Bafoussam, the regional capital of the West Region, according to CRTV, the public […]
Lawmakers on the Finance Committee of Cameroon’s National Assembly recently questioned the Minister of Economy, Planning, and Regional Development, Alamine Ousmane Mey, about government support for Common Initiative Groups (GICs), which are rural cooperatives. According to the committee’s report, the minister revealed that “amounts ranging between 300 and 400 million CFA francs” have been budgeted […]
The Manyu Women International Association (Nyenè Mawn) has suspended seven of its front line leaders indefinitely for sowing intolerance and disunity by misappropriating the association’s funds. The action announced today by the leadership of Nyenè Mawn’s governing body against the seven was unexpectedly severe. Nyenè Mawn stated that “recent acts of financial misconduct by Bessem […]
Alice Nkom, the Chair of the Board of Directors of the Central Africa Human Rights Defenders Network (Redhac), has been summoned to appear before the Wouri Department’s senior divisional officer, Sylyac Marie Mvogo, in Douala on December 19. This follows an administrative summons initially scheduled for December 16 but postponed due to “major scheduling constraints,” […]
Leaders of the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa (CEMAC) vowed on Monday to implement structural reforms aimed at boosting economic growth and ensuring monetary stability, according to a statement released at the summit. The commitment was made at a special session of the CEMAC. The statement said the leaders also pledged to pursue […]
France’s highest appeals court on Wednesday confirmed a verdict against former president Nicolas Sarkozy for corruption and influence peddling, ordering him to wear an electronic tag for a year, a first for a former head of state. Sarkozy, who had earlier been found guilty of illegal attempts to secure favours from a judge, will “evidently” […]
The President-General of the Manyu Women International Association (Nyenè Mawn) has called for branch and chapter leaders to be more responsible in their commitments to the association. Dr Patience Abangma issued an ultimatum to some chapter heads who reportedly withdrew money from the association’s bank account recently and hindering preparations for France 2025. The Manyu […]
Cameroon’s state-owned oil refinery (SONARA) has won a contractual dispute in the High Court of England and Wales, defeating claims made by a Nigerian oil supply company worth over USD 100 million. Lagos-headquartered oil company Sahara Energy Resource claimed that Société Nationale de Raffinage (Sonara) should pay for interest, penal charges and foreign exchange losses […]
By the end of February 2024, commercial banks in Cameroon held 56% of Chad’s debt securities on the CEMAC (Central African Economic and Monetary Community) money market, managed by the BEAC, the region’s central bank. According to IMF report 24/335, the Chadian government has become increasingly reliant on Cameroonian banks, “which have purchased virtually all […]
Syria’s former President Bashar al-Assad has denied claims that his departure from Damascus was planned in advance, saying Russian authorities requested his evacuation from the Hemeimim air base in the western coastal province of Latakia after it came under intense drone strikes. “My departure from Syria was neither planned nor did it occur during the […]
