An application filed on September the 22nd by the Gabonese Minister of Justice to the International Criminal Court has been accepted late today. The ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda has announced the opening of a preliminary investigation into the situation in Gabon to examine “incitement to commit genocide” and “crimes against humanity” denounced by the Gabonese […]
The United Nations warns that tens of thousands of children will die in northeastern Nigeria over the next year if international donors don’t rush to help them. The UN warned on Thursday that malnutrition and famine-like conditions would imminently cause the deaths of as many as 75,000 children in the West African country. Most severely malnourished children die of […]
A Boeing 737 of the national airline, Camair-Co was seized on September the 16th in Johannesburg, South Africa, following an action brought by the lessor (owner) of the unit. The plane is still in South Africa because of consecutive default in payments by Camair-Co. The head office in Douala with a new general manager, Ernest […]
Prime Minister Philemon Yang has ordered the Cameroon Telecommunications Company (CAMTEL) to reinstate all telephone and internet lines that it disconnected from all parastatals in Yaounde. Surprisingly, the Prime Minister Order was made public by the BBC and not the Cameroon Radio and Television. The Head of Government’s statement announced on the British Broadcasting Corporation […]
The organizing committee of the Women’s African Football Cup of Nations have announced that they intend to market 240,000 tickets during the tournament hosted in Cameroon. The sale of the 240,000 tickets was agreed unanimously by CAF in the feminine tournament which opens on November the 19th, 2016 and ends on December the 3rd. Cameroon […]
Hillary Clinton was widely declared the winner of the first US presidential debate with a confident, impressive performance against rival Donald Trump. But following the clash on Monday, conspiracy theorists have set the internet ablaze with rumours that the Democratic nominee may have secretly had help. Eagle-eyed observers claim to have spotted Clinton, 68, wearing what […]
Gabonese President Ali Bongo has appointed Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet as Prime Minister and Head of Government. The decision to replace Professor Daniel Ona Ondo as prime minister was made public on Wednesday via a statement from the presidency. Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet has been asked to form an inclusive government. Ngondet, 55 is a native of […]
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has reportedly agreed to reduce its oil production to 32.5 million barrels per day (mb/d) from November. The agreement to slash OPEC’s production by 0.75 mb/d from the current volume of 33.24 mb/d was reached in an informal meeting of the Organization in Algeria. The OPEC is yet to […]
The National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (ANTIC) has rounded up training with senior police, military and public officials on cyber criminality. The one week training organised in Buea was on the backdrop of the growing cyber criminality across the world that has bled economies, stirred terrorism and leaked state intelligence. Cameroon has taken […]
The challenges to the development of small and medium-size enterprises are enormous, with start-up promoters listing among others the lack of financing, the quality and cost of Information and Communication Technologies. But more worrisome, young entrepreneurs say, are bottlenecks that hinge on the fiscal regime. High taxes and the lack of appropriate management skills have […]
