At least three members of the Boko Haram terror group have been killed in Cameroon’s Far North region, security sources said Thursday. They were killed in a military offensive against the terror group in the region’s Walassa locality Wednesday night, a senior military official in the region said. “They (Boko Haram) tried to fight back […]
President Paul Biya issued a decree establishing a Cameroonian general consulate general in Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China. This new consulate will operate under the authority of the Cameroonian embassy in Beijing and is strategically located in Guangdong’s primary city. It will also serve the provinces of Hunan, Jiangxi, and Fujian. For Cameroonians living in […]
Cameroon’s Ministry of Finance has announced that no new commitments on the 2024 state budget will be allowed after November 15, 2024. This instruction, detailed in a letter from Finance Minister Louis Paul Motazé, is directed at all officials involved in managing the country’s budget. Moreover, December 31, 2024, will be the final day for […]
The 2023 school year in Southern Cameroons was severely disrupted by a “lockdown” imposed by the Southern Cameroons Interim Government from September 9 to 23. In a recent report, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) highlights an increase in attacks on schools, students, and teaching staff, further endangering access to […]
Donald Trump declares victory in the US election as he addresses jubilant supporters in Florida “America has given us an unprecedented and powerful mandate,” he says to cheering crowds The Republican has picked up the battleground states of Pennsylvania, North Carolina and Georgia, leaving Kamala Harris with only a narrow path to victory Just before […]
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Susan Ngongi Namondo of Cameroon as the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Tanzania, with the host Government’s approval, on 1 November 2024. Most recently Ms. Ngongi Namondo served as the UN Resident Coordinator in Uganda from 2021-2024. Prior to that, she served as UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator […]
The heads of the five families that make up Manyemen village, Upper Balong in Nguti Subdivision have rejected the dubious selection of a non-native of their village Mr Williams Mbue Bisong, as traditional ruler of Manyemen a year ago by the Senior Divisional Officer for Kupe-Muanenguba. On November 2nd, they or their representatives, led a […]
China holds 64.8% of Cameroon’s bilateral debt, amounting to around CFA1,923.4 billion, according to the Autonomous Sinking Fund (CAA) report released on October 31, 2024. This share represents 22.4% of Cameroon’s total external debt, which stands at CFA8,596 billion. France, the next-largest bilateral lender, holds CFA768.3 billion, or 25.9% of Cameroon’s bilateral debt and 8.9% […]
Cameroon’s National Sinking Fund (CAA) has revealed that, as of September 30, 2024, debt contracted by the Cameroonian government and transferred to public companies has reached CFA984.7 billion. According to CAA’s latest report on Cameroon’s public debt, this amount stood at CFA1.518 trillion at the end of 2023, is distributed among eleven state-owned enterprises. The […]
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