The CPDM government has officially announced the release of hostages kidnapped in Cameroon in the East region and detained for 16 months in the Central African Republic. In a statement issued by the Head of State dated July 17, 2016, the chief executive stated that Mama Abakaï, Mayor of Lagdo, and ten other Cameroonian citizens […]
Protest in any society arises from discontent with the status quo, unlike a coup, in which there is an armed push to overthrow the state with the help of the military. The recent botched putsch in Turkey simultaneously falls into both categories and neither – something inbetween but with a catch: The true winner of […]
Cases of breast cancer can be reduced if women ensure regular screening, good nutrition, engage in physical exercise, eliminate stigma and take drugs only on prescription. According to statistics, over 18 per cent of women suffer from breast cancer in Cameroon, with women over 55 years said to be the most vulnerable. The information was […]
The Ministries of Secondary and Basic Education have published the calendar for the 2016-2017 academic year in Cameroon. According to the new calendar, the 2016-2017 academic for all public and private schools in the Republic of Cameroon shall begin on Monday September 5, 2016 at 7:00 a.m. and end on Friday July 28, 2017 at 3:30 […]
The 27th summit of the African Union that began on Sunday in Kigali provided an opportunity for the leaders to make public the first African Union passport. The heads of state met previously on camera and discussed the crisis in South Sudan, the succession of Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma at the head of the AU Commission and […]
It was at about 6 pm Saturday July 17th 2016 when a huge fire emerged from an unknown business store in Molyko, Malingo junction opposite the police station and spread over the entire building. The storey building with about 20 stores mainly for commercial purposes was reduced to ashes. Accessories, assorted articles, clothes, electronics and […]
The trial continued at the Yaounde Military Tribunal on Thursday, July 14, 2016, of Gendarmerie Captain, Bouba Simala, on threats allegedly proffered against his former boss, Hon. Cavaye Yeguie Djibril, Speaker of the National Assembly. Simala, who is the Speaker’s nephew and long-time member of his personal guard for over 20 years, is now accused […]
Thousands of Turks have taken to the streets of Istanbul to celebrate a failed military coup against the Ankara government that plunged the country into hours of violence and intrigue. The protesters marched to Istanbul’s Taksim Square on Saturday, waving Turkish flags and honking horn. Some demonstrators climbed on top of Taksim’s central monument commemorating the founding of […]
The CPDM government has rejected calls by the United Nations for the immediate release of former Minister Marafa Hamidou Yaya. The Biya regime responded on Friday against an earlier position adopted on June 2, 2016 by the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, following its 75th session in the month of April. To the […]
Prime Minister, Head of Government, Philemon Yang, who is also the Chairman of the Organising Committee for the Female and Male African Cup of Nations tournaments in 2016 and 2019 respectively, has called on enterprises carrying out rehabilitation and construction of the Yaounde Omnisport Stadium and the three training playgrounds (Military Stadium and Annex 1 […]
