One of Africa’s longest political dynasties looks set to extend its half-century of rule, after sources inside Gabon’s electoral commission told Reuters the incumbent president, Ali Bongo, had won another term with 49.85% of the vote. The commission was expected to announce that the opposition candidate, Jean Ping, a half-Chinese diplomat who was previously in the […]
Telecommunications, logistics and civil engineering experts from the United Nations Navy in conjunction with African Union, Cameroons Ministry of Defense and the Civil Aviation Authority have ended an evaluation mission in Douala to set up a continental logistics base for the African Union Standby Force (ASF). After visiting the sites of the potential continental logistics […]
Since the official publication of Press Card by the National Press Card Commission in Cameroon, information indicates that 394 Press Cards have been produced and currently being distributed to the various journalists. Among the 394 Press Cards available more than 250 had already been distributed. According to the Permanent Secretary of the National Press Card […]
French President Francois Hollande has called for an end to European Union sanctions against Russia over the crisis in Ukraine amid growing dissent in the 28-nation bloc on the restrictive measures. During his annual address to the French ambassadors at the Elysée Palace in Paris on Tuesday, Holande, whose country was previously a staunch supporter of […]
A new opinion poll shows that US Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has absolutely no popularity among African-American people in the run-up to the 2016 US presidential race. According to the poll conducted by Public Policy Polling and released on Tuesday, the New York businessman’s favorability rating among black voters stands at zero percent, while in a separate poll […]
Egyptian media sources, including the website Kingfut.com reported that Al Ittihad has decided to terminate the contract they signed with Cameroon football star, Samuel Nlend after Egyptian medics revealed the player had contracted the HIV virus that causes AIDS. This information that was also published by the Cameroon Concord News Group has provoked strong reactions […]
The Minister of Transport, Edgard Alain Mebe Ngo’o and the Portuguese bus construction company, Trans Africa Imaos Mota have signed a partnership instituting new mass urban transport buses in the country. According to the partnership signed on the 30th August 2016, the first contingent of buses will get to Cameroon by 31st October 2016. The […]
Samuel Nlend signed a three-year deal with the Egyptian side but stayed for only four days before being shown the door. Egyptian Premier League side Al Ittihad has terminated their contract with Cameroon star Samuel Nlend after the player tested positive for AIDS. Nlend signed a three-year deal with the Egyptian side on August 24 but stayed […]
Britain’s departure from the European Union (EU) is impossible considering the complex process it requires, warns a top British professor, blasting Brexiteers for not realizing the “sheer enormity” of their decision. Nearly 52 percent of British voters opted to leave the EU in a referendum on June 23, in hopes of taking back control over their […]
It has been revealed that highly placed officials of BICEC Bank Cameroun bought on paper over 450 service vehicles which were allocated to the Douala and Yaounde branches. The scandal of embezzling over 50 billion CFA francs has seen the arrest of four senior bankers currently detained at the New Bell Central prison in Douala. […]
