Over the first three months of 2023, the economy shrank by 0.3 percent, the federal statistics agency Destatis said, downgrading an initial estimate of zero percent. Following a 0.5-percent contraction in the last three months of 2022, it was Germany’s second consecutive quarter of negative growth — the threshold for a “technical recession”. The slump […]
As patients lay at the Yaoundé Emergency Centre (CURY) unattended for five hours, over 150 nurses stormed the Ministry of Public Health on Monday morning at 7.30 a.m., demanding better working conditions they say they have been deprived of for nine years. On the placards they carried were inscribed demands such as “Mr. President, help” […]
Some applicants logging onto the dedicated portal for Cameroon’s biometric visas have been reporting glitches with the system which went live at the start of this month. The much-heralded platform was launched on May 1, but some users say they have faced difficulties using the system seamlessly. Biometric Update recently had a litany of emails […]
The Cameroon government has reportedly banned the national team from playing the football match with the Russians. The event was set to take place at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium. Earlier, the Russian national team planned to play a friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, but after devastating criticism, the Bosnians withdrew from the match. Source: Yahoo […]
Separatist terrorists who are trying to build a country from the two English-speaking regions of Cameroon have been forcefully collecting taxes from households to sponsor their course. Women, including the elderly in Babanki, a community in the Northwest demanded the attackers leave their community. As they protested, members of the separatist group invaded and abducted […]
At least two militants of the terror group Boko Haram were killed when they launched offensives against a civilian community and the military in Cameroon’s Far North region, locals and security sources confirmed Monday. The attack took place late Sunday in the Mozogo locality of the region. Heavily armed militants attacked the locality on several […]
Eddie Howe says he will aim for quality rather than quantity as he launches a recruitment drive to equip Newcastle for the Champions League. The Magpies booked a return to European club football’s elite competition on Monday when a 0-0 draw against Premier League strugglers Leicester ensured they would finish in the top four. That […]
Six members of the ruling Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) party have been kidnapped a day after they took part in activities marking the 51st National Day in the restive Anglophone region of the country, a member of parliament has confirmed. Stephen Ujambeng- a local CPDM party official and Member of the North West Regional […]
The Cameroonian Ministry of Agriculture has adopted a strategy to boost local rice production in the next few years. The country wants to bring the local volume to 750,000 tons by 2030 and phase out imports. “Not only do we want to produce more rice, but we also want to make it available to local […]
Six years since weeping over a lost match, Manantsop Delisle, 14, is excelling at a Cameroonian tennis academy for underprivileged young players whose founder offered her free training after being impressed by her dedication to the game. Now she wakes up at 5 a.m. every day to start a round of workouts, practice sessions, and […]
